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RADICAL LOVE

ointments”—which is in the plural. This is because the name and

person of Jesus are multifaceted. He has to be in order to fulfill what
His name means, which is “God is my Saviour.” Everything needed for

the fullness of well-being—for our bodies, souls, and spirits—is found
only in the person and name of Jesus Christ.

As I was meditating on this verse, I was struck by how much it cost

Jesus to become that pleasing fragrance—the ointment, the ever-
flowing oil. It only came forth because of His willingness to suffer on

our behalf out of love. We, too, are called to join in the fellowship of
His suffering. The Bible says that it has been granted to us to suffer:

“For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe
in Him, but also to suffer for Him...” (Philippians 1:29, NIV)

We are also called to exude a pleasing fragrance to others:

“Now wherever we go, He uses us to tell others about the Lord and to

spread the Good News like a sweet perfume. Our lives are a fragrance
presented by Christ to God. But this fragrance is perceived differently

by those being saved and by those perishing. To those who are
perishing, we are a fearful smell of death and doom. But to those who

are being saved, we are a life-giving perfume.” —2 Corinthians 2:15

(NLT)

To produce the fragrant oil used in the Tabernacle, certain spices were

mixed with the purest olive oil. Every single spice extraction process

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