TASTE AND SEE THAT GOD IS GOOD: Psalm 33:8-10

I really enjoy the sampler people at Costco and Sam's. There's even a gentleman who sings calling you to come and taste whatever he his sampling.  The idea is of course if you like it, you'll buy it. That is what David is offering us; a taste of God. Once you see that he is good you will seek him the rest of your life.

"Taste and see that the LORD is good;     blessed is the man who takes refuge in him. Fear the LORD, you his saints,     for those who fear him lack nothing. The lions may grow weak and hungry,     but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing." Psalm 34:8-10

David calls out to us and tells us that if we do three things what we can expect. We taste and see, fear the LORD and seek the Lord. 

Taste and see: If we taste the LORD we will see that the LORD is good. David was just delivered from two enemies (Saul and Abimelech). He took refuge in the LORD and he was delivered. David confidently challenges us to take refuge in the LORD. Take refuge in God and you will find that he delivers you. 

Fear the LORD: David in the midst of life or death circumstances realizes he must fear God more than he fears man. Think about it like this: When times get tough and we are confronted with a crisis we naturally seek a way out. There often is a way that is right but costly or difficult. On the other side is a way that may be a bit shady and a short cut. Something that if pressed you have to rationalize to explain why you did it that way. Fearing God is being more concerned with pleasing him, and trusting him to work all things out for your good (and the good of your family), than with immediate relief from a difficult situation. David reminds us that if we fear the LORD we will lack nothing. He doesn't say we will have everything, but that we will lack nothing. 

Seek the LORD: I don't imagine David had a lot of time to seek God while on the run. But, seek the LORD he did. Whether he was evading Saul or pretending to be insane before Abimelech, David was calling on God in his heart. I am sure he called out loud too. The point is that David was guided by his desire to seek the LORD.   We need to cultivate that desire to seek the LORD at all times, not just during a crisis. What is the pay off? David proclaims that if we seek the LORD we will lack no good thing. Matthew 6:25-34 admonishes us to seek first his kingdom and he will take care of the needs of our lives. 

As a parent I have told my children, "Try it, you'll like it!" Our Father in heaven, in his word to us, calls out to us to taste and see that he is good. Fearing and seeking God is how we taste the LORD. Faith is how we see that he is good. 

Taste and see that the LORD is good. Try is, you'll like it.

Father, help us to taste and see that you are good. Teach us to fear and seek you every day. Open our eyes to see your goodness in our lives. Praise be to you in us today!