“The Children, the Bees, and the Fragrance of Christ Encounter” – 01-13-23
In the vision, I am sitting on a grassy hillside that overlooks many green rolling hills in the distance and many colorful flowers are dispersed everywhere. It is a sunny day, and the skies are filled with light, and I am accompanied by the angel Ephraim this time. I am filled with such joy as I take in these familiar surroundings as I often come here to reflect on things. Suddenly I am surrounded by a great number of bees, and they all are hovering around me so I said, “Come my friends, come and join me!” The bees land on my arms and shoulders and even on my head. I laugh at their playfulness, and I do enjoy their company. (Note: I am often visited by bees and other insects and animals in heaven at times when I come there.)
Off to my right, I see a bunch of children approaching me curiously. “They must wonder why I have bees all over me,” I thought to myself. I waved to them, and they all proceeded to come closer skipping and smiling at me. A blonde, blue-eyed girl that looked to be about 5 years old came close. I said, “Welcome friends, come and sit with me.” The girl smiled excitedly and said, “Can I be your friend?” I said, “Of course, you can all be my friends!” She said, “On earth we didn’t have many friends, but here we all have each other, and now we all have you!” I laughed and smiled warmly at them. I motioned for them to come closer. Then she leans over close to me and says, “I have a secret.” I said, “Are you allowed to tell me the secret?” She twinkled happily and said, “Yes! Jesus said we could come visit you!”
“Well then, I am intrigued! What is your secret?”, I asked her. She leaned over closer to me, and pointed to the bees, and said, “I know why the bees like you and why they flock all around you when you come.” Surprised, I said, “Oh really! Why do the bees like me?” She said, “Look at the bees.” I looked at them and thought I must look very comical with all the bees sitting on me and fluttering all over me. She smiled knowingly with a twinkle in her eyes, “The bees are drawn to you because you smell like honey.” I smell like honey! I was shocked and I lifted my arm to smell it. I couldn’t smell anything. She shook her head, “No. You smell like honey in the spirit because you smell like the Master. You smell like what you become. Your fragrance attracts those who will be drawn to you on earth.”
“The more like Jesus you become, the more of Him you will embody. You carry His fragrance with you because it resides within your spirit man. When He sends you to someone you will release the fragrance that they need to receive the revelation of Him that will help them. Friendship will be important for all of you on earth, for the troubles on earth will increase as the harvest advances, and you will need each other to fulfill your purposes. Love overcomes all things. The honey is a special anointing to bring healing and restoration and revelation to those who have lost their hope and vision. The bees will follow those who walk in love and friendship and who give to others without thought for themselves. You must help each other to be strong and to reach out to others that the Lord sends you to, for the love of many will get colder.”
She grabbed my hand tightly and looked soberly at me, she then said, “Don’t worry about anything. Jesus is with you and will guide you and will provide what you need. The honey will be important to you all as you fulfill your calls, but you also will release other fragrances as you each go on different assignments over the years ahead. Look! The bees are stirring now, and you must arise and move too. There are many blessings ahead of you as you do. Jesus is with you. Remember, He is the fragrance that flows through all that you do. We are so happy that we are friends too!”
She then jumped up and all the children waved at me and then went skipping down the grassy slope, off on their own adventures. I smiled as they left my view, and the bees that had been resting upon me were now hovering just above me. I said, “My bee friends, it’s okay, you can go, I know that you all have things to do also.” With that they flew off like a happy cloud hopping from flower to flower growing in the hillside. I sat there still thinking about smelling like honey……. “what an intriguing thought! I will have to study on this more! It’s time to go and explore!”
With that, Ephraim approached, and he escorted me back home.
Scriptures:
Isaiah 7:22 And because of the abundance of milk that they will give, he will eat butter and curds, for [only] butter and curds and [wild] honey [no vegetables] shall everyone eat who is left in the land [these products provided from the extensive pastures and the plentiful wildflowers upon which the bees depend].
Proverbs 16:24 Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the mind and healing to the body.
2 Corinthians 2:14 But thanks be to God, Who in Christ always leads us in triumph [as trophies of Christ’s victory] and through us spreads and makes evident the fragrance of the knowledge of God everywhere, 15 For we are the sweet fragrance of Christ [which exhales] unto God, [discernible alike] among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing:
Ephesians 5:1 Therefore be imitators of God [copy Him and follow His example], as well-beloved children [imitate their father]. 2 And walk in love, [esteeming and delighting in one another] as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us, a slain offering and sacrifice to God [for you, so that it became] a sweet fragrance.
- Susan G O’Marra
- 01-13-23
