THE BEES.

ON THE 4.8.98 I HAD A PICTURE OF BEES FLYING AROUND A HONEY COMB THEY ARE ALL WORKING HARD - THEY ARE WORKING SO HARD THAT THEY DO NOT SEE THE HONEY COMB NEAR THEM - THE HONEY COMB THAT HAS BEEN FREELY PROVIDED FOR THEM BY THE LORD.

THE BEES THINK THAT THEY HAVE TO WORK HARD TO HAVE THE HONEY THAT THEY HAVE TO DO THIS AND DO THAT TO EARN THE HONEY THAT THEY HAVE TO PLAN EVERYTHING.

SO MANY CHRISTIANS THINK AND ACT AS IF THEY HAVE EARN THEIR PAY FROM THE LORD.

THEY BUZZ AROUND DOING THIS AND THAT THINKING THAT IF THEY DON'T THEY WILL BE OUT OF FAVOUR WITH THE LORD.

WE CAN BECOME SO BUSY THAT WE CAN MISS OUT ON WHAT THE LORD HAS FREELY DONE AND PROVIDED FOR US.

ALSO THE WORLD CAN PUSH US TO BE LIKE THIS - BUSY - THINKING THAT WE HAVE TO BE LIKE THIS.

IF THE ENEMY CANNOT SLOW US DOWN THEN ONE OF HIS TRICKS IS TO SPEED US UP SO THAT IN THE END WE CAN END UP ON A TREADMILL - SO BECOMING TRIED AND THEN BURNING OUT - THEN WE LOSE OUR CUTTING EDGE WHICH IS WHAT THE ENEMY WANTS.

ALSO ARE YOU WORKING FOR THE LORD OR WITH THE LORD - WE MUST THINK ABOUT THIS.

WHEN YOU WORK FOR SOMEONE LIKE SAY YOUR EMPLOYER YOU HAVE TO DO AS HE SAYS OR YOU DON'T GET PAID AND GET THE SACK.

WHEN YOU WORK WITH SOMEONE YOU ARE EQUAL - CO LABOURERS WHICH IS WHAT THE LORD INTENDS ALL ALONG - YOU LISTEN TO THE LORD LIKE HE HEARS THE FATHER AND MOVE AS HE MOVES - THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE YOU SEE.

SO LET US NOT BE LIKE THE BEES FLYING AROUND THE HONEY COMB IN THE PICTURE THINKING THAT THEY HAVE TO WORK FOR IT BUT LET US FREELY PARTAKE OF THE HONEY THAT THE LORD HAS PROVIDED FOR HE HAS GIVEN IT TO US SO THAT WE WILL BE REFRESHED BY IT AND HAVING BEEN REFRESHED WE THEN WORK WITH THE LORD AS CO LABOURERS IN CHRIST - FOR THERE IS A TIME TO WORK AND A TIME TO REST IN THE LORD - WITH THE LORD.

DAVE 24.12.98. WELLSPRING MINISTRIES ENGLAND.