Dr. McKellar’s Lesson for August 9, 2020

Honey for Your Life

Proverbs 24:13-14

Because of the dynamic and enduring nature of God’s wisdom, savor and saturate yourself with His word.

1. Aim for the internalization of wisdom

• context: prohibition about the way of the wicked in 13-22
• metaphor of physical eating
• beneficial consumption

2. Cultivate an appreciation for wisdom

• medicinal and magnificent (16:24)
• pleasing the palate of the soul

3. Recognize the duration of wisdom 14

• the connective “so”
• outlook and appetite
• cause and consequences
• internalization and endless delight

4. So what?

• Nourish your soul with the honey of God’s word.
• A honey “salad” from the Psalms: 19:10, 119:41-48, 119: 97-104
• connection to Christ: Hebrews 12:1-3 and John 4:34
• “Sing them over again to me, wonderful words of life. Let me more of their beauty see, wonderful words of life.” (P. Bliss)