Beloved Kinney,
Have you ever considered why God gave us sight? Sure, we need our eyes to work well for
practical reasons, like, not walking into a wall. But do we have physical sight only to avoid
bumping our heads? Why did God design the world, and our ability see the world, in such a way that we are capable of beholding beauty? Take the beauty of a sunset. God could’ve just created the sun to set without making it look like a gorgeous painting. And he could’ve created our eyes not to be able to behold such beauty. But he did. Why?
Or how about our taste? Why did God give us taste buds? He could’ve created food merely as fuel. But he didn’t. He made food tasty and our tongues with the ability to taste. Why?
Psalm 34:8 gives us a hint, “Oh taste and see that the Lord is good!” Notice what the Psalmist is doing. He is drawing upon two important bodily senses and applying them to our relationship with the Lord. You know from experience what it is like to taste a juicy steak or taste sweet lemonade. You know from experience what it is like to see the sunset over the beach or behold the grandeur of a mountain range.
Tase and see. You know what that means experientially because God designed your tongue to have taste buds and he designed your eyes to behold beauty. And he did so that you would know what the Psalmist means when he says, “Taste and see that the Lord is good!”
God desires us to experience his goodness. He doesn’t want us merely to know it. He wants the affections of our hearts to be consumed by it.
God is good. He is so good. He is good all the time. In pain and plenty. In sorrow and supply. In heartache and happiness. God is good.
How have you experienced his goodness recently? Take some time to reflect on all the ways God has shown his goodness to you in the past week. Relive it. Feel it. Taste and see it. And may your heart be full.
Love,
Pastor Josh
Have you ever considered why God gave us sight? Sure, we need our eyes to work well for
practical reasons, like, not walking into a wall. But do we have physical sight only to avoid
bumping our heads? Why did God design the world, and our ability see the world, in such a way that we are capable of beholding beauty? Take the beauty of a sunset. God could’ve just created the sun to set without making it look like a gorgeous painting. And he could’ve created our eyes not to be able to behold such beauty. But he did. Why?
Or how about our taste? Why did God give us taste buds? He could’ve created food merely as fuel. But he didn’t. He made food tasty and our tongues with the ability to taste. Why?
Psalm 34:8 gives us a hint, “Oh taste and see that the Lord is good!” Notice what the Psalmist is doing. He is drawing upon two important bodily senses and applying them to our relationship with the Lord. You know from experience what it is like to taste a juicy steak or taste sweet lemonade. You know from experience what it is like to see the sunset over the beach or behold the grandeur of a mountain range.
Tase and see. You know what that means experientially because God designed your tongue to have taste buds and he designed your eyes to behold beauty. And he did so that you would know what the Psalmist means when he says, “Taste and see that the Lord is good!”
God desires us to experience his goodness. He doesn’t want us merely to know it. He wants the affections of our hearts to be consumed by it.
God is good. He is so good. He is good all the time. In pain and plenty. In sorrow and supply. In heartache and happiness. God is good.
How have you experienced his goodness recently? Take some time to reflect on all the ways God has shown his goodness to you in the past week. Relive it. Feel it. Taste and see it. And may your heart be full.
Love,
Pastor Josh
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