Today is World Bee Day. What does World Bee Day have to do with Jesus?
In the Old Testament there is a story about Sampson and bees. This occurs when he is going to seek a beautiful young Philistine woman as his wife. Interesting that he doesn’t tell anyone about the bees or from where he gets their honey in order to save his wedding—but he still fails. Similarly, Jesus asks people not to tell others about Himself after he has performed miracles in their lives.
As Samson and his parents were going down to Timnah, a young lion suddenly attacked Samson near the vineyards of Timnah. At that moment the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him, and he ripped the lion’s jaws apart with his bare hands. He did it as easily as if it were a young goat. But he didn’t tell his father or mother about it. When Samson arrived in Timnah, he talked with the woman and was very pleased with her. Later, when he returned to Timnah for the wedding, he turned off the path to look at the carcass of the lion. And he found that a swarm of bees had made some honey in the carcass. He scooped some of the honey into his hands and ate it along the way. He also gave some to his father and mother, and they ate it. But he didn’t tell them he had taken the honey from the carcass of the lion. Judges 14:5-9
Then their eyes were opened, and they could see! Jesus sternly warned them, “Don’t tell anyone about this.” Matthew 9:30
As they went back down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Don’t tell anyone what you have seen until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.” Matthew 17:9
Meditate.
Jesus was guarded and secretive about some of the miracles that He performed or revelations that His disciples observed. The Pharisees were looking for ways to accuse Him of wrong doings so that they could have Him eliminated from existence. Sampson just used the bees in the lion situation to create a riddle to save his marriage. Neither Jesus nor Sampson were successful with their secrets.
Do you keep secrets that could be harmful to your relationships?

Celebrate Bees — Be Kind
What do we learn about Jesus from studying these verses?
Prayer ~ Lord Jesus, help us to share the good news about You with others…and not to be secretive. Give us the industriousness of the honey bees that we would be busy all the time doing Your work.
Verse of Salvation ~ As for us, we can’t help but thank God for you, dear brothers and sisters loved by the Lord. We are always thankful that God chose you to be among the first to experience salvation—a salvation that came through the Spirit who makes you holy and through your belief in the truth. 2 Thessalonians 2:13
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