"Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good." Psalm 34:8 NKJV
The media bring us awesome advertising of just how good certain food items are. We see delicious looking recipes that set our taste buds on fire. When this happens, the advertising team have done their job properly. However, until we actually taste the food it is just that, a good piece of advertising. We need to get the taste into our mouths to be able to decide if it really is as good as they say.
I have observed my grandson when he is faced with food that is alien to him. He is unsure and may sniff it, poke it and may have a lick before he decides if it is the type of food that he wants to put into his mouth. We are a little like this, we have a lick but when we do this, we don't get the full satisfaction that would be received if we actually tasted and savoured the food.
Some people are like this with God. They will have a lick of the spiritual food that He is offering but that is all. They don't really go any further. To taste and see that the Lord is good, we have to go deeper and get the full benefit of who He is and what He has to offer us. He asks us to go deeper with Him. He wants us to taste fully all that He is offering us. He wants all of us, not just a slice. And, when He gets all, He gives all.
Picture a parent who is devoted to their child. As the child grows older, the world becomes a fascinating place with lots to explore. The parent may then tend to be neglected because the child is trying out new trends and finding their own way in life. Yet the parent still remains devoted and longs for the child's attention. This is how God feels towards each of us. He is our Father, He created us and gave us all we have and wants to give us much more, but many of us are too busy with the things of the world - business, college, entertaining etc. Many of us only give Him a slice, when He wants all of us - to share in all that we do.
If we align ourselves with God, we will be positioned to receive the goodness that He knows we need, regardless of the trials that come our way. God is calling us to dig deeper into Him - to taste and see just how good He is. He doesn't want a slice of us but all that we have. In return, He will bless everything that we have.
Have you got the taste for doing this?
Copyright 2021 Grahame Howard
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