“Your Name is like honey on my lips…
Your Spirit’s like water to my soul…
Your Word is a lamp unto my feet…
Jesus, I love You, I love you…”
Holy and Anointed One, Vineyard Worship
How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Psalm 119:103, NIV
There is no sweeter name than the Name of Jesus. whenever I speak the Name of Jesus it just fills me with such joy – like rivers of living water gushing forth.
The Psalmist writes the following in Psalm 119:103-105:
Psalms 119:103-105 NIV
[103] How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! [104] I gain understanding from your precepts; therefore I hate every wrong path. [105] Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.
John describes Jesus as the Word made flesh, the plan of God made manifest in our midst.
In that first chapter of John we also see Jesus as the light of the World, come to show us the way to life everlasting.
Jesus comes to bring life to dry places. Water to our souls.
Like rain from Heaven Jesus comes to refresh and revive us – the love of God poured out.
How can we not love Him?
In Song of Solomon the Bride compares the Groom’s name to that of an ointment poured out.
Honey is very medicinal. I remember hearing about a woman who used honey to soothe the sores and wounds of her dying son – and it was the only thing that worked and brought any relief.
Not only is it used to treat coughs, but because of its anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory qualities it is also used topically for burns and other wounds. Studies have shown that it also has anti-anxiety and anti-depressant benefits as well as reducing the risk of heart disease.
The Name of Jesus is not only sweet – a joy to our Spiritual pallete upon our lips – it is also filled with more obscure significance. Honey, Biblically, typifies the abundance and prosperity of God. The name of Jesus is prosperity to our bones (3 John 1:2). He is healing. His name is healing to our wounds, a salve for our heart-hurts and a balm for our soul-sores.
Honey is a preservative.
Psalms 121:7-8 NKJV
[7] The Lord shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul. [8] The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in From this time forth, and even forevermore.
The name of Jesus preserves us.
First He heals us of our fallen state, our sinful nature, our hurts and wounds and sores.
And then He preserves us – preventing decay and decomposition – He sustains us.
The Name of Jesus is like honey upon my lips – a good ointment poured forth.
The Spirit of the Lord is Water to our souls.
Psalm 46:4: “There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.”
Through the indwelling of His Spirit Jesus is alive in us. He is the river that makes glad the walls of our city – He fills us with His joy and His peace.
Finally, Jesus is a lamp for our feet.
Through the Word Made Flesh – Jesus – God demonstrates how we should live. That’s what Jesus came to do. He came to demonstrate – to show and not just tell – to give us a clear pattern to follow.
Through Him we gain a deeper understanding of the Word – the Will and the Plan of the Father for our lives.
Let us call on the name of Jesus today and be restored. Let us open up our hearts and allow Him to flood the walls of our cities. Let us look to Him today and walk as He would have us walk.
Prayer: Lord, come be the River that makes glad the walls of my city. Come and run deep here in my heart. Come and flood me with Your joy and peace. As I call on You today, Jesus, let me be mindful of the sweetness of Your name. Your name restores and revives – makes me come alive again. Come and heal my hurt. Come and soothe my wounds. Come and bind up my broken heart. Come and make me whole. And as I look to You today and am made whole, let me walk in holiness. Let my life be a living letter written by Your hand. In Jesus mighty name. Amen.
Hi! We’re Andre and Kailie Labuschagne.
Andre has been in ministry for just over 20 years and Kailie is a specialist wellness counselor.
We are passionate about Jesus. He saved us from ourselves – and because of that we want nothing more than to give our lives to Him – after all He gave EVERYTHING for us.
We are passionate about seeing Jesus and His Kingdom come in the lives of everyone we meet – and believe that this can only be done through living out the Kingdom daily and consistently without compromise.
We want to see people healed. We want to see people delivered. We want to see Jesus lifted high.
We want to see revival spread like wild fire.
Jesus said: Repent! For the Kingdom is near!
We proclaim the same message! The Kingdom is here!
We would love to journey with you.