Revelation 10:10
“So I took the small scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it; and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned bitter.”
Revelation’s language sometimes feels odd, but this verse simply tells us that some parts of the Bible feel like a warm embrace. God loves us. He forgives us. Heaven is waiting. We read those promises and smile.
But then we turn the page.
Suddenly, God is telling us to forgive someone who hurt us, love someone who doesn’t love us back, or give up a habit we’ve grown comfortable with. Those words aren’t nearly as sweet.
Like John, I enjoy the verses that comfort me more than the ones that correct me. Perhaps you do too.
In today’s verse John discovered that God’s message could be both sweet and bitter. We shouldn’t be surprised when we discover the same thing.
A loving father doesn’t always tell his children what they want to hear. Sometimes love requires telling them what they need to hear.
That is exactly what God does for us!
Prayer: Father, give me a heart that welcomes Your correction as gladly as it welcomes Your comfort.
I’m Lonnie Davis, and this is a thought worth thinking.