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“Hast thou found honey? Eat as much as is sufficient for thee” (Proverbs 25:16).
I think my favorite breakfast food is a big bowl of hot oatmeal. There’s nothing quite like it, although you may not all agree! It’s especially good with a nice drizzle of honey (or maple syrup!) on it.
Yesterday we arrived home from a trip during which we had been away from home for over a month. It was supper time when we pulled into the driveway, and we had no groceries in the house. The perfect time for my oatmeal. Soon we were seated at the table, and it was time to pour on a little honey. You may be able to guess what I found when I took the top off the honey pot! To my dismay, there were many large ants in there, some still struggling, and some that had long ago given up. They had been greedy and had dived right in, and of course could not get out again.
Our verse today cautions us to do things in moderation. Honey in Scripture is often a picture of natural sweetness in this life. Perhaps a holiday, or a nice meal at a restaurant, or something special that is an “extra” that is not sinful but needs to be taken in small amounts. If we dive right in, we may find that we’re stuck in that pattern and cannot get out. Then our usefulness to the Lord may be diminished as we drown in our pleasures. Let’s keep in mind what is “sufficient” or enough!
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