My Introduction to Honey in the Rock

It was at my little church in rural Oklahoma that I first heard Honey in the Rock by Brooke Ligertwood. As the lyrics were sung, I found my arms stretching upwards, fingers reaching towards heaven, my soul filled to overflowing. In that moment it was a song of victory as I claimed all the promises of God in my life. It was a song that reassured my heart my God was enough. He was everything I needed. If I continued to look to Him and seek His face, He would provide miraculously for all my needs.

Background

I had been led to take a job in 2024 that paid much less than I was accustomed to. I was also undergoing some autoimmune problems and health issues that were requiring a very careful (and expensive) diet. By the time I paid my bills out of my new income each month there just wasn’t much left to live on. I had known this going into the job but had been so convicted that this was where I was being called to serve that I placed this problem in the hands of my Heavenly Father and cried out to Him to meet my need.

The Test of Obedience

I’ll never forget how, when I was seeking for some reassuring verse from the Lord before accepting the job full time, I kept being drawn to Deuteronomy 8.

*2 “You shall remember all the way which the Lord your God has led you in the wilderness these forty years, that He might humble you, testing you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.

3 “He humbled you and let you be hungry, and fed you with manna which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that He might make you understand that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of the Lord.”

“Testing you.” Oomph. And then, “He humbled you…” and, “Man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of the Lord.” Man. Those words hit my soul so hard. Having turned to the Lord several years prior I was just beginning to get my feet under me. My business was taking off, I was growing financially and personally, and I was proud. I was determined to make big moves and have things happen in my life. And then, I was faced with this. Would I pass the test? Would I let go of what I wanted this next year to look like?  Would I humble myself before the Lord and trust Him?

Humility and Honey

I knew my Bible well enough to realize it is the humble who receive God’s mercy. And so, I did humble myself. I laid aside my American dream, and in obedience, I took up my cross and took the job. God said in Deuteronomy that man lives by His word, not by seeking physical provision. I threw myself upon His mercy and I reminded Him of His promises. I had faith that He would sustain me, not necessarily with the food of my choice, but with whatever He deemed good for me. And sustain me He did!

For nearly a year one of our customers supplied me with free wild hog meat. It came packaged in different ways, sometimes in a garbage bag, sometimes in an empty deer corn feed sack, whatever the delivery parcel, the meat itself was clean and fresh. I prayed to the Lord, and the Lord sent the supply of food in abundance! I never had to ask a soul for provisions. I brought my needs solely before the Lord. His blessings rained down upon me like the manna rained down from Heaven for the Israelites in the wilderness.

It was in the midst of that season of my need and His provision that I first heard Brooke Ligertwood’s song in my faithful little church and raised my hands toward my Heavenly Father as the words flooded and filled my spirit to overflowing with the promises of God,

“I keep looking, I keep finding
You keep giving, keep providing
I have all that I need, You are all that I need
I keep praying, You keep moving
I keep praising, You keep proving
I have all that I need, You are all that I need
I have all that I need, You are all that I need, yeah

There’s honey in the rock, water in the stone
Manna on the ground, no matter where I go
I don’t need to worry now that I know
Everything I need You’ve got…”

Is God Calling? Will You Obey?

Is God calling you to some act of obedience? Does it require giving something up that is important to you? Don’t be afraid. When we humbly obey Him, He’ll provide all that’s needed for us to accomplish the mission He has given us. O there’s honey in the Rock dear friend. To obey His command brings life. What are you stepping out to trust Him in? Leave me a comment below to tell me how God is working in your life!

*New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update. 1995. La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.