God Bless,
Have you ever had a mouthful of raw honey? Yummy! I can’t think of anything sweeter. We have many substitutes in this day in age, manufactured artificial flavors that have taken us away from natural sweeteners like honey in the raw. Why am I talking about this? Well in ancient civilization honey was the sweetest thing out there and it was a delicacy. Can you imagine how difficult it must have been to get a honey cone with no proper equipment? Imagine when it was obtained it must have been valued and appreciated at a higher level than how we might view it in our generation today. I said all of this to give us a better understanding on how valuable, delightful, refreshing and delicious it is to hear a pleasant word from someone. The heart of the wise fills his mouth and the end result is a substance that is compared to honey. How silly you might say! Words are not tangible? They are not a substance? To that I say, you are absolutely right, words are not tangible, but they create a more impacting result in the heart of people that hear and are exposed to them. People are attracted to a sweet and kind hearted person, they are a pleasure to be around and many people gather around just to hear them speak or just to be around them because of the sweetness that exudes them. The same opposite to those whose words are harsh and abrupt they are like vinegar and no one can stand their presence and find any excuse or reason to stay away! If we think we are wise then our heart should be exhibiting goodness that teaches are mouth to speak and pour out words like sweet honey that in turn will be like medicine and goodness to our soul and health to our bones.
Proverbs 16:23-24 “The heart of the wise teaches his mouth,
and adds learning to his lips.24 Pleasant words are like a honeycomb,
Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.”
Trying to fill myself with a handsome share of Honey, Pastor Elizabeth Z. Perez
