I am doing something today I haven’t done in ages. I’m hosting a party for 16 people. That shouldn’t be difficult, I once organized the catering for a wedding for 350 people. It’s just that I’m a bit out of practice. Still, I’m really looking forward to opening the house and saying “thank you” to the people who minister alongside me at The Way.
All week I’ve been looking through old recipes, trying to come up with a good menu, one that will satisfy those who must watch what they eat, and those that will eat almost anything. I also need to keep it a bit simple since I only have standard kitchen appliances, not restaurant-sized ones. More than anything, however, it must taste good!
“Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him. Fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him lack nothing. The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.” [Ps 34:8-10]
“Taste and see that the LORD is good.” What a wonderful invitation. God invites us to come to Him and to allow Him to prove His Word for us and in us. He invites us to partake of His promises and His presence as we would sit down at a sumptuous meal. He tells us that in Him we find plenty. He tells us that if we trust Him, we will lack no good thing.
The more time I spend in partaking of the promises and Presence of my LORD, the less this world’s delights appeal to me. They are like shiny baubles that glitter for a season and then tarnish or waste away. But the LORD … He is more precious than silver, most costly than gold, more beautiful than diamonds. And nothing I desire compares with Him.
