I love honey and eat it almost every day. I use it in my tea. I eat it in my oatmeal. It is one of nature’s health foods. The list of benefits is almost endless. This being spring and the allergy season, honey provides a very good benefit. If local honey is consumed, it contains local pollens that will help with one’s allergies and hay fever.
Did you know that honey is the only food that will not spoil? Presumably it will remain edible indefinitely.
Honey is found throughout the Bible appearing first in Genesis 43:11. The book of Exodus details the sojourners leaving Egypt headed to the land that was promised. Multiple times it is referred to as a land flowing with milk and honey. Recall the story of Samson eating honey from the carcass of a dead lion thereby rendering himself unclean because of his contact with a dead body.
The honey bee fascinates me. It plays a critical role in the pollination of plants and thus plays a crucial role in our food chain. For this reason and because I love honey, I have considered getting some bee hives and collecting my own honey. I will keep you posted on this project.
For our devotional consideration today I would like for us to consider the “be” verses of the Bible. No, I’m not talking about the honey bee verses. I am talking about those verses that encourage us to “be” or manifest a certain characteristic.
My purpose today is not to explore these with any depth but rather to give you something to think about. I will list 10 for your meditation and to get you started.
Be kind – Eph 4:32
Be holy – 1 Pet 1:16
Be content – Heb 13:5
Be thankful – Col 3:15
Be strong – Eph 6:10
Be brave – 1 Cor 16:13
Be gentle – 2 Tim 2:24
Be forgiving – Eph 4:32
Be diligent – Heb 4:11
Be faithful – Rev 2:10
I hope you will “be” what the LORD wants you to “be” this day.