Taste and See

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I tried a recipe. It was full of promise. Delicious, healthy chocolate icing it said. Easy to make. Four ingredients. Two steps. When it was ready it looked fabulous. It smelled heavenly. So I dipped my finger in and gave it a taste. It was awful!

How could something so appealing be so bad? I would never have guessed it would be if I hadn’t tasted it. All of my other senses were easily deceived into thinking it would be sweet. But my tastebuds weren’t.

Could that be why the Lord encourages us to “taste and see” that He is good? We can’t be deceived if we have tasted. We know He is good when we have seen His goodness play out in our lives.

In the end I made something simpler. Something tried and true and known to be delicious. A whole wheat bagel drizzled with honey.

In life I return again and again to God and His word. It’s tried and true. I have tasted and know that He is good.

Taste and see that the Lord is good;
blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.

Psalm 34:8

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Worshiper, Wife, Mom Christy is first a worshiper, second a wife, and third a mother. She was created for worship and relationship. A wife to Samuel and mother to three boys ages 4 and under. President and Co-founder of Mamas Write (mamaswrite.com), she loves blogging and social media, but much prefers to spend time with family and friends in person with a mocha anything in hand. She has dishes in her sink and Jesus in her heart. She is surrounded by dinosaurs, cars, diapers, and sweetness.

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Brandee Shafer says:

January 27, 2012 at 3:32 pm (UTC -6 )

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This is a good post. I’ll say that I war within myself a tendency to think God only as good as I view His current performance…which is a big reason I’m making efforts in recording His faithfulness. Then I can read back at any time and remember how He’s shown up in the past: often in ways I couldn’t appreciate at the time. David did that again and again.
Charlotte says:

January 27, 2012 at 3:41 pm (UTC -6 )

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Interesting analogy. We can certainly be fooled by looking and smelling. Tasting makes the difference. It’s so true. God and His Word are tried and true.
Thank you for sharing on Spiritual Sundays.
Blessings,
Charlotte
I Live in an Antbed says:

January 27, 2012 at 4:40 pm (UTC -6 )

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Amen!! Thank you for linking up!
jennifer kindle says:

January 28, 2012 at 1:22 am (UTC -6 )

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Nikki (Sarah) says:

January 28, 2012 at 9:30 am (UTC -6 )

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great analogy…..and good message to think about.
Renee says:

January 29, 2012 at 9:06 am (UTC -6 )

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What a great analogy. Wonderful! I am learning more and more the sweetness of His Word. God bless.
Pamela says:

January 29, 2012 at 6:37 pm (UTC -6 )

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“Thy words were good and I did eat them and they were the joy and rejoicing of mine heart.” This just made me smile, thankful I have tasted of the Lord and His Word. He’s spoiled me for anything fake.
Lauren says:

February 4, 2012 at 7:51 am (UTC -6 )

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Amen! Great analogy with that icing recipe…sorry it was so awful! Thankful our God is ALWAYS good!