Verses that inspire

One of our friends keeps bees.

Yep, he puts on that crazy-looking suit once or twice a year and goes out there and risks life and limb to get the honey from the hives. (Grin)

Did you know that a hobbyist beekeeper might harvest anywhere from fifty to one hundred pounds of honey from a single hive? Mmmmmm...... no wonder he goes out with his smoker and his suit and carefully works with his little friends!

No wonder, too, that he plants some flowers among his vegetables particularly for his bees to enjoy!

Those bees are diligent to bring in nectar from the flowers and trees, and the end result is the wonderful honey that has so many benefits and uses. 

How sweet are your words to my taste,
    sweeter than honey to my mouth! (Psalm 119:103)

Gracious words are a honeycomb,
    sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. (Proverbs 16:24)

The psalmist is telling us that God's Word, the Bible, is sweeter and of greater benefit than the honey those busy little bees produce!

Let's take time each day to stop, read, "taste" and savor the Word of God. That just might be the sweetest part of our day!!