If you are anything like me, then you like honey. In tea? Yes please! As just an everyday sweetener? Absolutely! On a biscuit? Oh, now Im getting hungry. Honey is one of those wonderful common graces that everyone gets to enjoy. We all are blessed by this delicious treat. Indeed, from ancient times until now this treat has been a favorite of humans. Perhaps ancients would have valued it even more than we do today.
It is this fact which makes Psalm 19 so much more vivid. Here we read:
The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul;
the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple;
the precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes;
the fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever;
the rules of the LORD are true, and righteous altogether.
More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold;
sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb. Ps 19:7–10.
When was the last time you tasted honey? Once you taste it you want more. Moreover, when was the last time that you have indulged in God’s word? Have you yet learned how great His word is? Does your soul yet thirst and hunger and yearn like a hungry man wanting a taste of that sweet and satisfying golden delicious treat? Have you tasted and seen that the Lord is good? Come to the word, taste and see. Be satisfied with Him, and find your delight in His word and His work.