Taste and See, the Lord is Good
(KJV) 34:1 I will bless the LORD at all times:
his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2 My soul shall make her boast in the LORD:
the humble shall hear thereof and be glad.
3 O magnify the LORD with me,
and let us exalt his name together.
4 I sought the LORD, and he heard me,
and delivered me from all my fears.
5 They looked unto him, and were lightened:
and their faces were not ashamed.
6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him,
and saved him out of all his troubles.
7 The angel of the LORD encampeth
round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
8 O taste and see that the LORD is good:
blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
What a wonderful psalm of praise! David has been running from the Philistines, even feigning madness to escape. Yet he is completely engaged as he praises his God.
David shows us that regardless of our circumstances, we can have an attitude of praise. We can be totally committed to seeking God and placing our confidence in Him.
When life is overwhelming, what if we just model David and, regardless of our situation, we speak the name of Jesus? What if we really could, once and for all, cast our cares on Him, knowing that He cares for us?
Paul says in Roman’s 5:20, “when sin abounded, grace superabounded.” I’ve said before, we can’t out-sin the grace of God or outrun the mercy of God. And that alone is reason to praise God.
May our first response to trouble be praise and may the joy of the Lord come bubbling up to the surface of our very being.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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