Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Honeybees are a very interesting insect. They pollenate the flowers around them and produce honey. Now they work hard and have a mission, but one thing overrides their daily honey-making and pollinating — even at the risk of their own life — the protection of the queen bee and the eggs. They will fight ‘til the death, because when they sting you, they actually…

Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved. For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge. Since they did not know the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness. –Parallel verses:Galatians‬ ‭2:20-21‬I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives…