I am fascinated by bees. A random thought perhaps, but after our latest Nature Study I can’t seem to get the buzzing out of my mind.
Worker, Queen, Drone. Each one has a purpose, each one knows what to do. If one part fails the entire colony is doomed.
It’s the Queen that has my full attention. Without her the colony would cease to exist. No buzzing sounds of activity, no dots of yellow fluttering to and fro. A drone or worker can go missing in the dark of night, but without the Queen the colony is in dire danger. There is no next-in-command to call upon; however I discovered they can create one.
You see, Queen bees are not born, they are created.
Worker bees have more power than I assumed. They create the Queen. It is royal jelly that induces the transformation. When born every bee is given this nourishment; however the Queen feasts upon it. She consumes the royal jelly while the other bees must turn in their royal cups.
One bee is chosen.
She starts out like all the rest; however it is the daily diet of royal jelly that changes her. Transformed from larva to queen, all because of what she consumed.
A larva bee to queen bee, merely based upon food.
The lowest of low to the highest of high. You don’t have royal jelly. You don’t need it. God thought more highly of you. Grasping you in His arms, He whispers softly in your ear, “My child.” It is His subtle breath that transforms you. Upon accepting His fragrant words you too will change.
For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. (Romans 8:29 ESV)
He knew you, He called you, He conforms you.
The One who sculpted the universe in His hands pauses in His steps to see you. The Queen could have stopped eating the royal jelly and she would have ended up as a worker bee. Don’t become a worker bee, choose to become the Queen. Partake in His nourishment daily. Seek Him, let His Spirit linger, know Him. Only He can conform you to the image of his Son.
What small thing can you do today that will allow others to see His image?