"Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him!"
Psalm 34:8 (NKJV)
Recently I was at a restaurant that had a display case showing all the different types of cake that someone could have for their dessert. As I entered the restaurant with my friends, we stopped to look at the selection of cakes, and we were already making our decision about which ones we were going to choose. That was nice, but what if all we did was look at the cakes in the display and we never ate any cake? It was not enough to just look at the cake that was available, we had to place our order and eat the cake to get the full experience.
For many people, Christianity is just a religion, or a theory about a good way to live. For some people, Jesus was just a nice teacher who said some interesting things, and the Bible is just a good book with many fine things to say. For anyone who falls into any of these categories, Jesus, Christianity, and the Bible are something that they have looked at, but things that they have never personally experienced. We need to do more than just think nice thoughts about God, Jesus, and the Bible.
The Bible tells us in Psalm 34:8 to taste and see that the Lord is good; we are told that we need to have a personal experience with God, Jesus, and God's Word. If we only do some 'window shopping' with what we see in the Bible, and we never take hold of those things for ourselves, then we are missing out on what God provided for us through Jesus. We should all do more than just look at what God has given us; we need to make it a part of our life and live the blessed life that God has planned for us, and be a blessing to others.
Psalm 34:8 (NKJV)
Recently I was at a restaurant that had a display case showing all the different types of cake that someone could have for their dessert. As I entered the restaurant with my friends, we stopped to look at the selection of cakes, and we were already making our decision about which ones we were going to choose. That was nice, but what if all we did was look at the cakes in the display and we never ate any cake? It was not enough to just look at the cake that was available, we had to place our order and eat the cake to get the full experience.
For many people, Christianity is just a religion, or a theory about a good way to live. For some people, Jesus was just a nice teacher who said some interesting things, and the Bible is just a good book with many fine things to say. For anyone who falls into any of these categories, Jesus, Christianity, and the Bible are something that they have looked at, but things that they have never personally experienced. We need to do more than just think nice thoughts about God, Jesus, and the Bible.
The Bible tells us in Psalm 34:8 to taste and see that the Lord is good; we are told that we need to have a personal experience with God, Jesus, and God's Word. If we only do some 'window shopping' with what we see in the Bible, and we never take hold of those things for ourselves, then we are missing out on what God provided for us through Jesus. We should all do more than just look at what God has given us; we need to make it a part of our life and live the blessed life that God has planned for us, and be a blessing to others.
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