"But He would feed you with the finest of the wheat, and with honey from the rock I would satisfy you” (Psalm 81:16). "How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!" (Psalm 119:103). "My son, eat honey, for it is good, Yes, the honey from the comb is sweet to your taste" (Proverbs 24:13). "Then He said to me, 'Son of man, eat what you find; eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.' So I opened my mouth, and He fed me this scroll. He said to me, 'Son of man, feed your stomach and fill your body with this scroll which I am giving you.' Then I ate it, and it was sweet as honey in my mouth" (Ezekiel 3:1-3).

We've been enjoying a song titled "Honey In The Rock" which is based on our first daily text. It reminds us of God's promise of faithful provision. We thank God for both physical and spiritual provision.

There's honey in the rock, water in the stone
Manna on the ground, no matter where I go
I don't need to worry now that I know
Everything I need You've got

There's honey in the rock, purpose in Your plan
Power in the blood, healing in Your hands
Started flowing when You said it is done
Everything You did's enough

One of Brooksyne's favorite candies is "Bit-O-Honey" a small, chewy candy morsel with a rich, creamy, honey-nut flavor. Have you ever eaten one? Probably so, because they've been around since 1924! This chewy candy is great for a long trip since "the chew" makes the long journey just a little sweeter!

Physically, munching can lead to over indulgence and undesirable weight gain. With the availability of single serving packaged foods, 24 hour convenience stores, and with food at our disposal most anywhere we go, munching abounds. Some wouldn't even have a sense of what three square meals a day mean! But there is an area of life where munching is in fact a good thing because it contributes to spiritual growth. I'm talking about spiritual munching.

I read that when a three-year-old child starts learning Torah in a Jewish school for the first time, it is customary to place a little honey on the letters of the alphabet, which the child then licks happily, so the child learns to associate the Torah with delight and good taste. What a great idea to sweeten God’s word to our children's hearts!

The ability to partake of spiritual nutrition, such as meditative munching on God's Word throughout the day, is healthy. It might be a Bible verse shared by a friend, a brief prayer at work with a fellow worker or an edifying Christian song we hear on the radio. We're grateful that for many of you - healthy munching on spiritual morsels daily includes these brief Daily Encouragement messages!

We need to "chew" on God's Word much like dairy cows and other ruminating animals chew their cud. Contented dairy cows can chew their cud eight hours a day totaling 30,000 chews daily. Now, if we could turn God's Word over and over in our minds and hearts throughout the day I believe we'd have a lot more victory and joy in our lives, it would prompt us to resist wrongdoing, and it would surely spill out to those around us either by our words or actions!

The Psalmist wrote, "How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!" Throughout the day may we all taste of the goodness of the Lord as it lingers in our thoughts and thereby in our actions!