Sweet Honey

Scripture Reading — Psalm 119:97-104

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

Reading books to my children and grandchildren is one of my sweetest memories. And stories about Winnie the Pooh always make me chuckle:

Isn’t it funny, 
How a bear likes honey? 
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

Before we became beekeepers, my son and I took a class. At the outset, the instructor noted that most people get into beekeeping for the honey. This was a major goal for us as well. Honey’s reputation for sweetness is richly deserved. The flavor varies with the nectar and pollen gathered by the bees. People often say that eating local honey helps to combat allergies as well.

Psalm 119, the longest chapter in the Bible, savors God’s Word in its many forms. The Word blossoms as God’s law, providing us with direction. It blooms in the shape of God’s judgments, which help us to learn right from wrong. God’s Word also flowers in his testimonies to inspire us to be faithful and true, like God.

The most beautiful form of God’s Word was revealed when “the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us” (John 1:14). This Word, Jesus Christ himself, is the whole package—all of God’s promises are fulfilled in him.

May we all trust and love Jesus! Each day we can take in God’s Word like the sweetest honey. 

“Beautiful Savior! King of creation,” in all the pages of the precious Word of God, help us to see you, Jesus, as the one who leads us into everlasting life. In your name, Amen.

Written by: Don Byker