O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him. Psalms 34:8
My childhood memories are not fond when it comes to my first encounter with brussels sprouts. I immediately got this face; you know the face we get when we have not tasted the food, but it doesn’t look as if we’ll like it or that it won’t be good. After dinner, I had to sit for what seemed like hours in the kitchen, being forced to eat them. My mother said, “You’re not moving until you eat them” and I said, "But, I don't like that!" Her response of course, "Have you even tasted them?” followed by “How do you know if you like them or not, if you haven't even tasted them?" Valid point and duly noted Mother, however, to this day, I still get that face just thinking about brussels sprouts.
Oftentimes, it is by sight that we base our decisions, before we've tasted and made the discovery of the "oh my goodness" enjoyment or the "ooh no" of displeasure. Naturally, this holds true for food or drinks; spiritually, the same holds true when we are talking about God, you also have to taste and see how good He is before coming to a conclusion. You often see the face of those who have not yet tried Him and it looks as if they think they won't like it... until they have tasted for themselves.
David not only encourages but urges us to seek the Lord, seek a relationship with Him. It is then and only then that you will know for sure; because knowing of Him, reading about Him, hearing others talk about Him, is not the same as experiencing Him. You have to try and experience Him to get the fullness and the essence of who God is and all of His glory. David is serious about his relationship with God, as we read in the previous verses, he tells us that he will bless the Lord at all times, His praise, meaning I’m going to tell of His goodness continually and repeatedly; my soul will boast in Him all the day long; come on and magnify Him with me. Like David, if we have that relationship, then we have tasted and seen God's goodness in every aspect of our life; we begin to take notice of everything that He has made; everything that He has done and take comfort in knowing that He is always the same… and we want to tell others of His goodness.
We love telling each other about this great spot we found to eat and we tell it with so much excitement. We praise the restaurant and explain how good the food was, the extensive menu, the flavor, the seasoning, the ambiance, and of course, the price. Do I need to break that down spiritually … not too mention, we can add that it’s free! Free!? I know you feel me on that alone? What if we took the time to tell others about Jesus and just how good He is and in that "same manner?"
We should enjoy telling others about how good God is as well as being committed to telling them, "you must try Him for yourself; you have to experience and taste this love!" I guarantee that we will persuade others to taste and see that the Lord is good and then they too will say, I've tried Him and He is uhm ... uhm good!
Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde
My childhood memories are not fond when it comes to my first encounter with brussels sprouts. I immediately got this face; you know the face we get when we have not tasted the food, but it doesn’t look as if we’ll like it or that it won’t be good. After dinner, I had to sit for what seemed like hours in the kitchen, being forced to eat them. My mother said, “You’re not moving until you eat them” and I said, "But, I don't like that!" Her response of course, "Have you even tasted them?” followed by “How do you know if you like them or not, if you haven't even tasted them?" Valid point and duly noted Mother, however, to this day, I still get that face just thinking about brussels sprouts.
Oftentimes, it is by sight that we base our decisions, before we've tasted and made the discovery of the "oh my goodness" enjoyment or the "ooh no" of displeasure. Naturally, this holds true for food or drinks; spiritually, the same holds true when we are talking about God, you also have to taste and see how good He is before coming to a conclusion. You often see the face of those who have not yet tried Him and it looks as if they think they won't like it... until they have tasted for themselves.
David not only encourages but urges us to seek the Lord, seek a relationship with Him. It is then and only then that you will know for sure; because knowing of Him, reading about Him, hearing others talk about Him, is not the same as experiencing Him. You have to try and experience Him to get the fullness and the essence of who God is and all of His glory. David is serious about his relationship with God, as we read in the previous verses, he tells us that he will bless the Lord at all times, His praise, meaning I’m going to tell of His goodness continually and repeatedly; my soul will boast in Him all the day long; come on and magnify Him with me. Like David, if we have that relationship, then we have tasted and seen God's goodness in every aspect of our life; we begin to take notice of everything that He has made; everything that He has done and take comfort in knowing that He is always the same… and we want to tell others of His goodness.
We love telling each other about this great spot we found to eat and we tell it with so much excitement. We praise the restaurant and explain how good the food was, the extensive menu, the flavor, the seasoning, the ambiance, and of course, the price. Do I need to break that down spiritually … not too mention, we can add that it’s free! Free!? I know you feel me on that alone? What if we took the time to tell others about Jesus and just how good He is and in that "same manner?"
We should enjoy telling others about how good God is as well as being committed to telling them, "you must try Him for yourself; you have to experience and taste this love!" I guarantee that we will persuade others to taste and see that the Lord is good and then they too will say, I've tried Him and He is uhm ... uhm good!
Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde
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