Taste and See
Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. Psalm 34:8
Days away from Thanksgiving, this verse reminds me to be grateful for the delicious food we enjoying with dear family and friends very soon. But David is encouraging us to go even deeper in appreciation and gratitude to God.
He is inviting us to experience what he has discovered: the goodness of God’s salvation. David is celebrating that God has rescued him from his fears and troubles.
Psalm 34 is a song of gratitude we can all sing when God brings us out of a “close call” situation. But David’s joy is only a foretaste of the future redemption God will bring to all who trust in Him, to all whom God will redeem through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
God promises great blessings to His people. God will deliver, guard, supply, listen, and redeem all who trust in His power to save. God himself also gives us the ability to believe and trust in Him. And in response we seek to honor Him in all things, speak truthfully, seek peace and justice, and humbly serve our God.
“Taste and see that the Lord is good.” This psalm is an invitation to take God at His word, to trust in the Lord and experience His goodness firsthand, to know God personally, realizing that He loves us more than we can imagine.
The invitation is ours to receive, but it is also ours to extend. What opportunities has God given us to share His invitation with others? As soon, we look forward to Christmas, who will we invite to come, taste and see that the Lord is good?
Jesus, Bread of Life, Living Water, thank You for the blessed taste of salvation and new life. In Your name we pray. Amen.
Inspired by A Today Devotion