Taste and see that He is good

This is a sermon conducted by Pastor Judah Smith
Im not gonna tell it exactly, but ill put in the key points and see what goes..

Psalms 34:8 : Oh taste and see that the lord is good..

Often people get the wrong perception of Christ..
When asked what Christ is like, we tell them about the bible, we tell them about all the theoritical stuff but we leave out the practical stuff.

Look at a piece of steak for example.
Why is it that some people call it beautiful?
Is a lump of flesh really beautiful?
Or is it because they've tasted it before, and know that it tastes wonderful that they call it beautiful?

Another example is in Exodus 16
God sent "bread" from heaven
The people were initially sceptical about it..
They didnt know what it was.. it looked so weird.. it didnt look like bread at all
So they named it mana, meaning what is it?
But then they went on to try it and it is described as wafers made with honey.
It WAS good..
But they couldnt tell from just looking..

Christianity must be more than mere observation.
People who dont know Christ are like the people of Israel of that time..
They dont have a conceptualisation of who God is..
So we should just let them taste and see what God really is like..
Say a prayer for them, bring them to church..
Let God just do his work in their lives..

And for those who are running dry in your faith,
Taste again for yourself, and once more see that God is good..
Its no point observing, you must partake of it, and then you will see that God is good..

All the best,
-Joel-