Taste and See

I am on a journey to memorize one scripture a week. This is not meant to be a religious deed (although it is in a way but that is a different story) but something that I am inspired to do based on getting to know many of my baptist friends who can quote me 72% of the New Testament!

The first verse that I aimed at memorizing for this was Psalm 34:8- Oh taste and see that God is good. Blessed is the man who trusts in Him.

I thought this might just be a standard memorization process and by the end I would have "the Word in my heart" (or in my brain I should say as that was my attitude) as so many say we should. "You know, you never know when we won't have a Bible in our hands and then we will wish we had it in our hearts." While this is a true saying, I had never taken it seriously enough to crack down and memorize scripture enough to be able to quote it with the reference. Now was the time.......

What I didn't realize is the impact this one little verse would have on me from dwelling on it for a week. The Word says in Psalm 119, " I will meditate on Your precepts, And contemplate Your ways. I will delight myself in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word." Joshua chapter 1 states, "The Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success." With that said, I shouldn't have been surprised that meditating on the Word produced much change but I was- and it did.

What I took away from the verse in Psalm 34 is that if you have indeed tasted and seen that God is good (which all believers have) then you will trust in Him.

It is not hard to remember what the taste of your favorite food is, right? I am thinking of a piece of tiramisu from my favorite Italian restaurant right now and my mouth is watering. It has been quite a while since I have had it, but I sure remember that taste! :)

Are you having trouble trusting God? I know there are certainly areas of my life where I do! Why? Could it be that I have forgotten about the taste of His goodness?

Maybe you are saying He hasn't been that good to you? Maybe you are in a low time of your life where you are feeling like there is a void where goodness should be. Have you forgotten His son saving you from eternal damnation? Have you lost touch with what is was like the first days of your new life (salvation)? He IS good and all you have to do is remember the taste of His goodness and you too, will be blessed by trusting in Him! I would take this a step further......get into His word! Meditate on a verse day and night for a week and see what He says to you! He longs to show you his goodness- let him in...........