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“My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste." (Prov. 24:13) The late Dr. M. R. De Haan of Grand Rapids, Michigan, related how the sweet nectar gathered so industriously by 5ie bees reminded him of the gospel. First, there is a sacrifice of life. The working bees live only a few weeks. They literal ly give their lives in the preparation of the honey. Second, there is purity. Bees are very clean creatures as shown by the clear confection Third, there is food. Honey is one of the most nutritious, concentrated sources of energy known. Finally, each honey cell is hermetically sealed to keep it fresh. The sacrifice speaks of the death of Christ on the cross. The purity reminds us of His purity. The food represents what He can do for us spirit ually. The freshness is the timeliness of the gospel. It is as greatly needed today as ever before. In our modern age, we have thought that material prosperity, would give us peace in
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, We have thought that greater knowledge and opportunities would give meaning and purpose to life, but it doesn’t work out that way. For this reason, many are turning to alcohol, dope, and immorality. What we need is the “honey" of the gospel. We need to know the meaning of the psalmist's words when he wrote.
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