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February 25, 2009
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Taste Test, by Tim Archer
I like to try new foods. When I travel to another country, I'm always
interested in sampling the local fare. If I have a chance to eat
something that other people eat and like, I want to take that
opportunity. I'm a natural-born taste tester.
I know other people who are exactly the opposite. One friend traveled
to another country on his honeymoon and ate every meal at McDonald's.
Another always wants to know the ingredients of a dish before he takes
a bite, trying to judge beforehand if he wants to risk experiencing the
unknown. The worst case I've known was a woman who lived overseas and
told me, "I don't invite the locals to eat at my house, because then
they'd invite me, and I might have to eat something I don't like."
Needless to say, her stay in that country was short and unhappy.
We can't know about something unless we try it.
While I hope you're the kind of person who is adventuresome in their
eating, I really hope that you are the kind of person who keeps an open
mind regarding God and what he can do for you. In the book of Psalms in
the Bible, we can read, "Taste and see that the Lord is good" (Psalms
34:8). That's a taste test that I know you should do. Don't rely on
what other people tell you about God. Don't even rely on what I tell
you about God. Lay aside preconceived notions and taste God. Try his
plan for you. God can give you meaning in your life, provide you hope
in the midst of despair, and show you a lifestyle that you can be proud
of. But you've got to taste him. You've got to give God's way a try.
Only then can you know if God is good or not.
Not everyone knows how to savor God, how to experience his presence in
their life. If you don't know where to begin, I'd like to help. Write
to me at tim@hopeforlife.org or leave a comment on our blog at
www.hopeforlife.org. Don't be one of those who rejects what they
haven't even tasted. "Taste and see that the Lord is good." You won't
regret giving his way a try.
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Are you presently experiencing a new life? God's word says, "if anyone
is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has
come!"
This new life is a free gift of God through faith in Jesus Christ. If
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RELATED LINKS:
* Is That All There Is?
http://hopeforlife.org/blog/entry.asp?ENTRY_ID=15
* Stepping Out
http://hopeforlife.org/blog/entry.asp?ENTRY_ID=21
* It's Not For Everyone
http://hopeforlife.org/blog/entry.asp?ENTRY_ID=24
* HopeForLife
http://www.hopeforlife.org
This article can be found on the web at:
http://www.heartlight.org/articles/200902/20090225_taste.html
=========================== FEATURED PRODUCT =========================
WALKING WITH GOD, by John Eldredge
Giving you an example of what intimacy with God can look like, Eldredge
asserts that everyone can have conversational intimacy with Christ.
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