Taste and See!

Personally, I've never been one to "taste" new things; those who know me know this all too well. We are encourage in Scripture "Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good" (Psalm 34:8 ESV). I suggest there are many - even Believers - who are missing so much of God's goodness simply because they are not "tasting" of it. Solomon writes, "Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near of which you will say,  'I have no pleasure in them'; before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened and the clouds return after the rain, in the day when the keepers of the house tremble, and the strong men are bent, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those who look through the windows are dimmed, and the doors on the street are shut—when the sound of the grinding is low, and one rises up at the sound of a bird, and all the daughters of song are brought low— they are afraid also of what is high, and terrors are in the way; the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper drags itself along, and desire fails, because man is going to his eternal home, and the mourners go about the streets." (Ecclesiastes 12:1-5 ESV). In other words, you best be tasting God's goodness now! There will be a time when our eyes grow dim, our hearing becomes dull, our strength diminishes - yes, old age is the way of life. The writer encourages us while we are young to enjoy what God's goodness brings to our days - joy and peace of heart. God offers unimaginable sweetness to all who who will just ... taste and see!