O Taste and See

My introduction to cooked beets was as a six year old having them passed in

front of me at the evening meal. I refused them saying that I did not like

them. My dad said, "You don't know til you try one," whereupon he opened my

mouth and stuck a beet in.

Fast forward about seventeen years. I am a twenty-three year old pastor of

my first church. My wife and I are seated around a large table with a very

gracious older couple who have prepared a Sunday lunch fit for a King and

Queen. Every kind of vegetable you can imagine, including beets, which are

squarely in front to me. The lady of the house said, "Now don't be bashful.

Take whatever is front of you and pass it on." What would you have done? I

had not attempted to eat beets in seventeen years. I dipped out some beets

and ate them and took some more when they came back around. I discovered

that I liked beets.

Can I tell you about my Savior, my Lord, my King, my God. Can I tell you

about His grace? Can I tell you about what it's like to be saved, to have

your sins forgiven, to know that He has paid your sin debt? Can I tell you

how good an orange is? You must taste the orange for yourself. Likewise, you

must taste the Lord for yourself. Experience Him one on one. Come to Him

with all your sins, your doubts, your hurts and your guilt. The Psalmist

said, "O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that

trusteth in Him." (Psalm 34:8)