Good morning on this Saturday, February 14th. Have you ever heard the saying that every one's taste buds are different. That is certainly true. One person loves a certain food and another does not care for it. One person is enthusiastic about a restaurant and another refuses to eat there. But some special foods seem so incredibly good, everybody loves them. Such was the case with a dessert called The Extravaganza at a restaurant in Orlando where my mother-in-law lives. It was a gigantic concoction of wonderful delights served in a bowl large enough to feed a whole table of people and was sheer delight to the palate - a gastronomical extravaganza, hence its name. Throughout the years when visiting the area, we always made it a point to have one. No trip to central Florida was ever complete unless we ordered one. Sadly the restaurant went out of business a few years ago and the dessert is no longer available.
The Psalmist says, O taste and see that the Lord is good, happy is the man who trusts in Him (Psalm 34:8). When we find something that is so appealing, so tasty, we want to share it with others and frequently tell them, "You've got to try this, it is just wonderful. I know you're going to love it." The writer of the Psalm is telling us that the Lord satisfies a taste in our lives that everyone can enthusiastically share because He is guaranteed to satisfy the deepest longing of our hearts and it is a taste that will linger and satisfy for the rest of our lives. The good news is that He will always be available to satisfy that taste, to quench that thirst and to fulfill that need. He invites us to see for ourselves - O taste and see that the Lord is good. Have you tasted for yourself? Then you have experienced the Extravaganza about which the writer is talking.
Tomorrow's sermon is entitled, The Vision Of Christ For His Church: Worship and will focus on what worship is and how to do it. I hope to see you there.
Mel Brown