Honeyed Words

August 6

Proverbs 16

Honeyed Words

One could not do better than be a keeper of bees and a distributor of honey.


24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

One could not do better than be a keeper of bees and a distributor of honey. In all of my years the high water marks of life is punctuated by comments people made to me that encouraged me and gave me that boost to find purpose and direction with a new enthusiasm. I can point to some encouragements that actually redirected my life. Reflection confirms that those encouragements were calculated and deliberately spoken to me when someone saw I needed the boost.

Through the years I found myself at various places where I doubted my own worth, or had a personal identity crisis. I remember one such period when I was as probably as discouraged as I had ever been. It was at that time that I faced my limitations squarely and prayed for enlightenment. It was then that the Lord gave me this insight: “If you do nothing else well, or even if you fail in all of your endeavors, you can always bring healing words to those who need them. Your call in life, above all, is to be an encourager.” Isn’t this taking the good news in a practical way?