Taste

We don't usually keep junk food around the house, and there's a reason why.  We tend to eat it.  The other day I had the munchies and convinced April to let me buy some jellied fruit slices and some Cheezits by encouraging her to buy some Skittles and Wheat Thins.  That way, no one gets left out.  Last week it was Oreos and Rocky Road Ice Cream.  I hadn't had junk food in so long, I tore into those snacks like a starving hog at the trough.  One taste wasn't enough, I wanted more.

The thought occurs to me that we are that way about a lot of things.

Lay's Potato Chips (or Doritos, or Cheetos, or Pringles, or Ruffles)...no one can eat just one.

There are some foods that are so delicious to me that I will want to keep eating them long after I'm full.

And when I'm thirsty, one taste of cool clear water will only whet my desire for more.  That's why I usually keep a half-gallon of water within reach.

The Bible talks about sin as if it was food.  Stolen bread, a snack sneaked into the mouth when no one is watching.  These taste pleasant, but they lead to the depths of hell.

Kisses are wonderful things, but they always leave you wanting more.  And kisses of the wrong kind lead one to a bitter end.

But the Bible also talks about the things of God as food.

The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul, more precious than gold, and sweeter than honey.

Like a babe, desire the pure milk of the word.  Our nursing infant hates to be detached from that wonderful source of comfort and nourishment when he's hungry.

Jesus said, "I am the bread of life.  Eat of me, and you'll never go hungry, and whoever drinks of me will never thirst."

This morning I sat at the breakfast table with my Bible, my markers, and my son.  I meant to read a couple of Psalms; I ended up reading 5.  Then I turned to the Proverbs.  Then an Epistle.  Then the wife and baby were up, and my quiet time was over.  But it left me wanting more.  Even a morsel of truth stirs my appetite for a banquet of the Word.  And so it should be.

 

Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good;

Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!

Psalm 34:8, NKJV