Taste and See

This last weekend, Cindy and I went with friends to the "Taste of Chicago." Basically, it was a day of catching up with (not too) old friends, and sampling different foods down by the lakefront. Lots of fun.

As we walked past booth after booth of food and smelled the combined aromas of Italian, Mexican, Cajun, Chicagoan and You Name It food, each vendor had a 'Taste of Chicago' portion of their specialty. A small amount for a small price. With the 'taste', your not really committing to eat a whole meal of a certain food, just a sample, to see if you'll like it.

There are some foods that you don't know if you will like, until you try it. Like, mustard-fried catfish. I liked it. Cindy wouldn't even try it. She's really not an adventurous eater. (We did both pass on the 'goat burger'.)

I was reminded of the psalmists words, "Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!" (Psalm 34:8) This encouragement comes from someone who sampled relationship with God, discovered how good He is and encouraged everyone, "Try Him, you'll like Him!" We went to the "Taste of Chicago" because our friends had been before. They invited us to go with them and assured us, "It is good." Since we know and trust our friends, we tried it, and we liked it.

If you have a relationship with God, you know that He is good, all the time. My parents encouraged me to 'taste and see' God. I encouraged my wife before she knew God. We've encouraged our kids and many others over the years. When you find something that's really good, you want to share it with your friends, don't you? We're having a couple over tonight for 'Tri-tip', a delicious cut of beef that we want to share with our friends. Who could you encourage today to taste and see the goodness of God?

Enjoying the journey,

David