“Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good!” Psalms 34:8 (ESV). When we taste God we find sweetness for our souls. The word “good” might be the best word to describe God’s nature. What does it mean to be good? Here are a couple of definitions from biblical resources. Strong’s dictionary uses these words to define it: beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, fine, glad, graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, loving, merry, pleasant, precious, sweet. The Brown Driver Briggs Hebrew dictionary uses these words to define good: kind, acceptable, joyful, vigorous, be pleasant, delightful, delicious, sweet or savoury.
These words do a great job of describing God. This is what we “bite” into when we taste God. We also find this idea in 2 Pet. 1:3 which says that we are partakers of the divine nature. The Lord’s Supper is an experience of tasting the good flesh and blood of Christ. Jesus said he was the “bread of life”. Taste Jesus and you will taste God
Even when following Jesus is painful, we know that good is coming out of it. We do not insist on everything being sweet. We embrace challenges, knowing that we will eventually taste God completely in the next life. What is better than dining on the infinitely delicious nature of God?
Do you remember a time when you were able to taste God? Can you let this inspire and encourage you now?
