+DEV+ Taste and See

Date: November 11, 2009 9:37 PM
Topic: +DEV+ Taste and See

Taste and See

“Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him....The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.” (Psalm 34:8, 10)
Scripture Focus: Psalm 34:1-14

Behind our congenial greetings and polite smiles often lies an ancient and dark question. It is ancient because it originated in the Garden of Eden. It is dark because it raises doubts about the One who loves us best of all.

“Is God really good?” The question was originally raised by the serpent with the first woman. And it has been whispered in the hearts of each generation to this day.

It may be whispered again in a phone call with unhappy news, in a disappointment, in a gone-bad business deal, or in a devastating medical report. Any of these may lead us to ask, “Has God abandoned one of His children?”

But the psalm-writer challenges us. When things are at their worst, when the enemy has pushed our backs to the wall and God seems far away, that is the time to take refuge in Him. That is the time to take Him at His word. “Taste and see,” and in so doing we will find that, contrary to the evidence around us, God is there, and He is good.

Insight: God is good. If you would know it from personal experience today, set your heart to take refuge in Him in spite of doubts that raise questions in your heart.

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