I had the most delicious sandwich yesterday! Rye bread with tomatoes and onions from the garden, plant-based chicken and ham deli slices, lettuce, mayo, home-made dill relish and ranch dressing. The garden-fresh veggies just exploded with flavor in my mouth! It was amazing!
As you can probably tell, I like to eat, especially this time of year. Fresh cucumbers, vine-ripened tomatoes, crisp watermelon, savory squash – my mouth is watering just thinking about them! I love sampling different varieties of produce, savoring their amazing flavors.
My wife says she loves to watch me eat, the way I savor each bite. Of course, the fact that she is such an amazing cook helps. It’s no wonder I gained 20 pounds in our first 2 years of marriage!
One of the things I’m most grateful for, after my recent bout with COVID, is that I never lost my sense of taste. I think that would have been the worst part for me, because enjoying different flavors is one of life’s little pleasures.
Sometimes the pressures and worries of this life can leave us with a bad taste in our mouths, but there is a solution. Psalm 34:8 encourages us to, “Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh the joys of those who take refuge in him!”
Being a child of God is like sitting down at an overflowing table at Thanksgiving, with more delicious food than you can possibly eat. As Lamentations 3:22 says, “The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease.” God is always coming up with new blessings for us to taste and enjoy.
This week as you go about your busy activities, pause once in a while to enjoy God’s bountiful blessings that are all around you. Savor the first gleams of morning light. Taste the crisp morning air. Drink deeply of the living water flowing from God’s throne and gorge yourself on the Bread of Life. Enjoy the sweetness of God’s love for you and His mercy that never ends.
Today and everyday “taste and see that the Lord is good.” Then go share what you’ve found with someone you know, so they too can “taste and see.”