It’s quiet, out here in the country, early in the morning. This morning was as usual. Silver Jack’s bray was loud and clear as Second Daughter gave him, and Zac and Joy (our miniature Angus) some morning feed. No sounds of cars. Cool enough that there were no air conditioners running. We could hear a mosquito nearby, but slapped that away.
As we sat on the patio, another sound became evident – bees. Swarming. Could only see a few, but the sound was consistently loud.
A quick e-mail to our ag extension office, hoping for just as quick a response! Until then, we won’t be under the oak tree very much!
Of course, this brought to mind the milk and honey phrase.
And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites. (Exodus 3:8 KJV)
Until we get to the word honey, things look good. However, bees come with the honey, and the other tribes would be just as stinging.
God brought the children of Israel to the land and promised to support them in taking it. The first generation failed. The second was only partially successful.
How does this apply to our achieving God’s plans in our own lives? Do we expect to be handed the answers to our prayers, without effort on our part?
Are we more like the man caught in a flood? Instead of heeding warnings and evacuating, he climbed to the roof of his house saying “God says He’ll save me.” A boat came by, but he declined the help, saying “God says He’ll save me.” He even waved off a helicopter who offered to lift him out of harm’s way, saying “God says He’ll save me.” The waters swept him away. When he stood before God, he asked “Why was I not saved?”
The reply? “I sent you a warning, a boat and a helicopter. You ignored them.”
We will not ignore the warnings of these bees and hopefully will not be stung. We’ll turn to people who have had experience dealing with them. Should we do less with God’s word?
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