Pursuing His Will

“Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him” -Psalm 34:8 ESV

Originally, I was going to start by talking about this verse and the context. However, I would be remiss if I did not explain why it’s been a few weeks since my last post. I realize that today is Saturday, and it’s been about 3 weeks since you’ve received an update. Recently I have been heavily invested in my reading, assignments, and overall studies in my degree program, which is why I have not written in a few weeks.

Some of the areas of study for me have been in Bible books like Titus, Philemon, Acts, and some Old Testament books. I’ve also been exploring the depths of theology at a much deeper level than ever before. I learned that theology is the study of the things of God, and that for us to understand who God is, He has to reveal Himself, which He did through Jesus and His Word, and still does today.

When I taste something, I immediately know whether it tastes good or bad! It doesn’t take long usually to conclude that you either should make that again, or never make that again. The Psalmist uses the word taste metaphorically, to convey an instant deeper meaning and picture of how we receive and come to know that the LORD is good.

We don’t physically taste God the way we use our mouth or tongue to taste food or drink. Rather, we get to partake in God through His Son Jesus. Think about the hymn I’d Rather Have Jesus, and the line that says:

” He’s fairer than lilies of rarest bloom; 
He’s sweeter than honey from out the comb; 
He’s all that my hungering spirit needs. 
I’d rather have Jesus and let Him lead “

These are examples of comparison, using non-human objects to describe attributes of God. In the Greek, taste means “to partake of, have perception of, either by mouth or by experience.”¹ So, how do we taste and see that the LORD is good? Here’s how: seek Jesus.

Blessings,

Wayde

1. William Arndt et al., A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature(Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000), 195. ↩︎