TASTE AND SEE
“O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in Him.” (Psalms 34:8). When I was very small and resistant to trying new foods (especially vegetables), my mother would say, “Just taste one bite, and if you don’t like it, you don’t have to eat it.” Usually she would have a fight getting me to try even one bite because I had already made up my mind that I didn’t like it. Something about the color, or the texture, or just the way it laid on the plate would turn me against it. As unsuccessful as my mom's method was, I still tried it with my own kids with similar results. Once in a great while, though, they would actually take a taste and, lo and behold, they would like what they tried and want more. David tells us in Psalm 34, “O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.” One can never know just how good a thing is until they experience it for themselves. We can try to express to others how sweet this re