So, how do I really know I am seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ? It is not what I say, it is what I do. This quote epitomizes the “acid test” of whether my soul is filled with Jesus.
“A sweet savour of Christ! It does not consist so much in what we do, but in our manner of doing it; not so much in our words or deeds, as in an indefinable sweetness, tenderness, courtesy, unselfishness, and desire to please others to their edification. It is the breath and fragrance of a life hidden with Christ in God, and deriving its aroma from fellowship with Him. Wrap the habits of your soul in the sweet lavender of your Lord’s character.” FB Meyer
Martin Luther says this about idolatry in his commentary on the first commandment.
“Thus it is with all idolatry; for it consists not merely in erecting an image and worshiping it, but rather in the heart, which stands gaping at something else, and seeks help and consolation from creatures, saints, or devils, and neither cares for God, nor looks to Him for so much good as to believe that He is willing to help, neither believes that whatever good it experiences comes from God” (Martin Luther, The Large Catechism: The First Commandment).
Luther’s contention is that if we really keep the first commandment, it is inevitable we will keep the rest. If this is true: if the fruit of righteousness grows in the soil of worship and affection, what could possibly be more important than fixing my eyes on the Supreme Object of worship: Jesus Christ.
Luther adds this thought:
“Lo, here you have the meaning of the true honor and worship of God, which pleases God, and which He commands under penalty of eternal wrath, namely, that the heart know no other comfort or confidence than in Him, and do not suffer itself to be torn from Him, but, for Him, risk and disregard everything upon earth” (Martin Luther, The Large Catechism: The First Commandment).
