Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good!
Psalms 34:8 (ESV)
When we taste God we find sweetness for our soul. The word “good” might be the best word to describe God’s nature. What does it mean to be good? Strong’s dictionary uses these words to define it: beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, fine, glad, graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, loving, merry, pleasant, precious, sweet. The Brown Driver Briggs Hebrew dictionary uses these words to define good: kind, acceptable, joyful, vigorous, be pleasant, delightful, delicious, sweet or savoury.
These words do a great job of describing God. This is what we “bite” into when we taste God. We also find this idea in 2 Pet. 1:3 which says that we are partakers of the divine nature. The Lord’s Supper is an experience of tasting the good flesh and blood of Christ. Jesus said he was the “bread of life”.
Even when following Jesus is painful we know that good is coming out of it. We do not insist on everything being sweet. We embrace challenges knowing that we will eventually taste the good of God. What is better than dining on the infinitely delicious nature of God?
