New Years Morning I went for a walk with my Tuckerlicious dog and encountered something so unique I ran home and grabbed my camera.
A beehive! It was sitting there in the middle of a field, treated as though it were garbage. For shame! This is anything but garbage: It contains nourishment, life and enough danger to be worthy of a healthy respect. Look at how intricate the honeycomb is! To think a multitude of individual creatures managed to create something that fits together so perfectly! Everything in the hive works together to create the optimum environment to create and sustain life. It even nourishes others outside the hive!
Miraculous.
I wonder if this isn't similar to the way the world treats God's Word, the Bible. The Bible certainly isn't an object to be worshiped, that's for sure. However, in it lies an amazing treasure...if we are willing to look for it. It is the tangible gift our Saviour has left here to sustain us until He returns. It was written by individual human beings, inspired by God Himself, and forms one cohesive truth for us to live by. Within the pages of the Bible we can find what is needed to encourage, bring joy, guide us; to sustain our lives. As we are sustained and encouraged through the Word, we are free to encourage and spiritually nourish others who aren't spending time in Bible study. When they see how richer our lives are as a result of growing in knowledge through study, they may be encouraged to study for themselves.
The Word is even sweeter when it is scooped up and tasted with our own hands.
How sweet are Your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! - Psalm 119:103
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