This book is really interesting. The images are breathtaking and highly detailed. The story is an old folk tale about a bee-man who is told by a sorcerer that he has been changed into something from something else. The bee man sets out on a quest to discover his original form so as to have the sorcerer change him back. After his journeying he comes to the conclusion that he was changed into a bee-man from a baby. The sorcerer changes him back into a baby, but the man grows up to be a bee-man again.
I loved reading this book because the concept was so interesting. The bee-man traveled the world-looking at different people and creatures-both good and evil- trying to find his original form. This idea is so interesting to me because it directly parallels my own life. Man was originally a perfect being-without any bad qualities-up until the moment he sinned. When sin entered the world through Eve's disobedience and Adam's consent, everything changed. Death entered mankind. Originally, we were eternal beings-perfect in our ways and radiating with the glory of God- but after sin entered the world- we became spiritually dead, mortal beings. The bee man's quest to discover his original identity is much like my own quest to discover my true identity- my quest to understand who I was before sin entered the world-and who I am becoming now that all things have been restored. The most amazing part is that all things have been restored for every human being! To begin your own journey of discovering your original identity-before death, sickness and pain entered the world-you must only believe the good news of Jesus Christ! He was the atonement sacrifice- like the sorcerer's power that worked to transform the bee-man into a baby again-the blood of Christ is the power that removes sin so that we can have a bran new life-a fresh start and an eternal inheritance in the Kingdom of Heaven!
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