O TASTE AND SEE

O TASTE AND SEE

"O taste and see that the Lord [our God] is good! Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is the man who trusts and takes refuge in Him. O fear the Lord, you His saints [revere and worship Him]! For there is no want to those who truly revere and worship Him with godly fear. The young lions lack [food] and grow hungry, But they who seek the Lord will not lack any good thing " - Psalms 34:8-10 (Amplified)

A Professor told his students that the resurrection of Jesus Christ was false and Christianity is based on a relationship with a risen Jesus, who in fact, never rose from the dead in any literal sense. He made reference to many scholars and books to buttress his points. Thereafter, he asked if there were any questions. One of the students stood up and said "Sir, I have one question". As he attempted to ask his question, the student reached into his lunch pack, pulled out an apple and began to eat it, then he said to the Professor "Sir, this apple I'm eating, is it bitter or sweet?” The Professor paused for a moment and answered in exemplary scholarly manner: "I cannot possibly answer that question, for I haven’t tasted your apple." Then, the student looked up at the Professor and said calmly, “Neither have you tasted my Jesus.”

"The proof of the pudding is in the eating" is an old Spanish Proverb which means one can only evaluate the quality of something after it has been tried, tasted, used or experienced. There are many amazing paradigm shifts on the pages of history which confirms that this proverb is true. For example, it was after Saul of Tarsus- a renowned prosecutor of the church, had tasted the sweet saviour on the road to Damascus, that his life took a new turn and he became a promoter of the gospel (Acts 9:1- 6). The scintillating taste and aroma oozing forth from the radiant glory and contagious power of resurrection changed a highly dreaded terrorist to a specially anointed Apostle of Jesus Christ. Who could  have believed that merely tasting the living water by the well of Jacob can turn a depressed woman into a city transforming Evangelist in Samaria (John 4:1-30). Indeed, the proof of the pudding is in the eating!

It's obvious that the question that student asked his Professor is still very relevant even in our generation. Friends, have you tasted the amazing fruits of salvation that Jesus bought with His precious blood on the cross of Calvary? If you have not, then I need to remind you that "the proof of the pudding is in the eating!" Please taste and see that the Lord is good. You will never regret you did. In case you have tasted the power of the resurrected Christ, then you should be kind and bold enough to show the whole world how sweet your Jesus is. Please don't be selfish, share your apples with people whose heads are full (like the above professor) but their hearts are completely empty. Don't be silent but rather tell everyone around you that your sweet Lord (Jesus Christ) is risen and he's coming back soon!

Beloved, the heart beat of God is that everyone should come to Jesus and taste the gift of eternal life that He paid for with His blood. Before this week is over, I trust God will touch many Saul of Tarsus wherever they are hiding in the forest of life. May I urge you to please meditate on the lyrics of this wonderful hymn below and trust God to empower you like the Samaritan woman to draw the attention of everyone around you to their Saviour - Jesus Christ. This hymn is titled "Oh, Come and See A Man."

OH, COME SEE A MAN

One day as the Lord passed a well,
A woman so thirsty was there.
He was not content until
He left her the water that’s real, pure, and clear.

Chorus:
               Oh, come see a man,
               Oh, come see a man,
               Who told me all things that ever I did.
               Is this not the Christ?
               Is this not the Christ?
               He fills me forever and ever! Amen.

He spoke words that I’d never heard,
Yet how He did stir up my thirst!
He spoke of the water that lives,
To all who are thirsty, He freely will give.

Now this living water have I!
I drink and I soar to the sky!
His praises now fill all the air
Because I am speaking Him, now, everywhere!

My prayer for you and my humble self is that, God will create in us genuine thirst and hunger to see lost souls reconciled to their Saviour. May we never go a day without telling someone about the love of God and the redemption of man (2 Corinthians 5:18).

"All this is what God does for us. Because of what Christ has done, God has brought us back to himself, as his friends. Now he wants us to bring other people to be his friends too. That is the job that he has given to us." - 2 Corinthians 5:18 (EASY) 

Good day and God bless you.  Amen

Maranatha!

Bro. Okanlawon Taiwo

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