EX 30:34 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Take for yourself spices, stacte and onycha and galbanum, spices with pure frankincense; there shall be an equal part of each.
EX 30:35 “With it you shall make incense, a perfume, the work of a perfumer, salted, pure, and holy.
The
perfume-incense here is a picture of Christ.
The incense was burned perpetually on the golden
altar. Every single day, twice daily, the priest would burn the incense. The
perfume incense here speaks of the Lord’s prayers and intercession for us.
HEB 7:25 Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God
through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.
You see that? “He always lives to make intercession for them.” They are kept
saved because of His perpetual intercession.
HEB 9:24 For Christ did not enter a holy place made with hands, a mere copy of
the true one, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for
us;
Now, the fragrance of the perfume incense represents the Lord Jesus’ perfections and
merits that are very fragrant and acceptable to God. We stink and stench. We are totally repulsive to God. But we have Christ, our
fragrance before God. Again, Ephesians 5:2 describes Christ and His work on the
cross as a sweet-smelling aroma to God.
If you are unsaved, if you still stink and stench before God, I have good news
for you. I have God’s holy perfume to offer to you. It’s free and you can put it on by faith in
Christ and His work on the cross.
