Taste and See

"Taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him! Oh, fear the Lord, you His saints, for those who fear Him have no lack! Psalm 34:8-9


I've just finished re-reading "The Blessed Life" by Robert Morris. This Pastor was at NewSpring on Sunday and books were given out to each family. I already had one but had just gotten it out and started reading it again on Friday - without knowing this would be the subject of Sunday's message.

As I read the verses above, I was struck by the "blessed life" message it contains. "Taste and see" is a lot like the admonition of God to "put Me to the test" in Malachi when He talks about the importance of tithing. And in both passages those who do things God's way will have no lack.

Sometimes I have been slow to trust God. But usually that is because I want things to turn out a certain way and that just may not be what God wants at all. I once owned a business that needed a miraculous touch of money to be able to continue well into the 21st century. God didn't "fix" my business so I closed the doors. That was the real turning point in my life of faith. When I had nothing, God came through for me in ways I could not even imagine. Money came in at just the right time - sometimes at the deadline - to meet my financial obligations, new jobs were provided, new friends were made, new skills were learned, and eventually I was led to NewSpring Church.

Sometimes I think getting me to NewSpring was the ultimate plan behind closing the business. I, of course, could not see that then. It was 4 years between these two events in my life but now I wouldn't go back for anything. Every ounce of fear, every minute of prayer, every word of the Bible I read during my struggle to "taste and see that the Lord is good" was worth it.

To finally get to the place of being able to say, God You're bigger, smarter, more able than me so let's do things Your way, was life changing. I now thank God for taking me through those tough times. Taste and see for the Lord is ALWAYS good!