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“Taste and see that the Lord is good.” Psalm 34:8

Isn’t there a hint of an invitation in this verse? The author knows something to be good and he is eager for you to try it, to test it and see for yourself. Can you sense the earnestness in this verse?

David, the author, is telling us that God is good. He is giving thanks to God for his goodness and declaring the truth that God is good. Do you know this about God? Perhaps you doubt his goodness.

Earlier in the psalm, David says that he searched for God and called out to him. Psalm 34:4. He describes himself as a “poor man”. He was in no position to manage his own life and the crises he was facing. God, he tells us, delivered him from his fears and saved him from his troubles. Psalm 34:6.

God is good, he tells us, because we can find refuge in God, He hears our cries and will rescue us, we will find peace, we will lack for nothing!

David wishes to share what he has found. So, he invites you to taste…

What happens after the tasting? Will you find God to be good? According to 1 Peter, your tasting will turn into a craving. 1 Peter 2:2-3 says: “Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, NOW that you have tasted that the Lord is good.”

But this will be the best kind of craving.

Let this summer be a time of tasting and craving.