Savour the Saviour's Triumph

UV 1047-10,000 Savour the Saviour’s Triumph
Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.

2 Corinthians 2 v 14

I am by myself just like the grass that is here today and gone tomorrow. I am in vain and wasted. But in Christ, the very causator of the entire universe, I am like a cedar of Lebanon, a palm of great beauty, grace and much fruit. When we are “nuts” about Christ, He will make us more than just nuts. He teaches us the alphabets or the alpha to omega of life, of success, of failure, of relationships, of knowledge and wisdom. Many people say that God or Christ is the Alpha and Omega of their lives, implying that they rely on God for start and finish and for the rest they do just what they please. He is the alpha to omega of our lives. We revolve around Him as the planets revolve around the sun and held in place by the gravitational forces of the sun. He causes us to triumph in amazing ways. In the world, our triumphs are both temporal and temporary. It is termed a Pyrrhic victory or an empty triumph. When we savour the Saviour, we taste of complete triumph, the ultimate victory that not just vindicates us but justifies us. It is a triumph in which our efforts do not count. It is received and relished by grace and with a thankful and joyful heart. Triumph by grace is what makes each of us more than a conqueror for the triumph of Christ enables us to trump death, defeat, disaster, disease and damnation.

When we taste of the Saviour’s love, our lives become tasty and we become tasteful. He has with His spiritual culinary skills, stirred the soup of life and formed every form of life. God is a Master Chef- after all, He has put together our amazing taste buds that can distinguish between a million different flavours. He has thrown in the salt, the oil and the spices into our lives so that we taste the savour of the Saviour. We in turn manifest the taste of God in life. Our personal knowledge as opposed to a religious, theological or impersonal knowledge of God through the medium of Christ is what adds taste, meaning, purpose, direction and power to our lives. When we speak, act or react, people ought to feel the taste of God. Our words should be flavoured with the Word of God.

The words, “ in every place” implies that we cannot have a split spiritual personality that speaks one language and behaves in one way among believers and quite another at the workplace or in the streets or in the shopping mall. It should be universal and consistent. People should see the “alpha to omega” phenomenon operating in every sphere, circle and domain of our life. Every part of our lives should taste of grace, truth and power. Some parts of our lives are sweet- the good times, some are bitter- the tough times, some are hot and spicy- the fun times. Some parts are salty- the learning times. We should not resent any of the tastes but be thankful for the tough times along with the good times. We should also take time to chew and savour each bite of the Word so that we drive the strength and power in our innards and into our very bones.

Prateep V Philip