“O taste and see that the Lord is good; how blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!”
—Psalm 34:8
Have you tasted and seen that the Lord is good? Have you walked with Jesus and experienced the depth and breadth of His profound love? Yeshua entreats you to open your spiritual senses today so that you can “taste” and “see” Him and His goodness.
As Yeshua is the great treasure to be sought, the affections that tie us to this temporal world must be forsaken so we can enter into a new realm of encountering Father’s Spirit. What thoughts and desires are keeping you from experiencing God’s goodness? When we abandon those old thoughts and behaviors and humbly receive Yeshua’s new life through repentance, our Savior opens the door for us to experience His profound love in new ways.
We cannot remain in the same default mode and expect to get different results. So what one small change will you make today to think and act differently? What step toward God and away from your default mode will you take? Perhaps you will choose to start your day by taking communion.
Or perhaps you will just sit before the Lord, reading His Word and listening to worship music to open a door for His Spirit to flow into your heart and mind.
Are there relationships that consume your thoughts and keep you from staying centered on and experiencing our Savior’s love? Most often we are distracted by fears that fill our hearts and cause us to think in ways that keep us from loving the Lord first. Let the Spirit reveal the thoughts that hold your heart in bondage and prevent you from knowing Yeshua as your first love. Let go of self-centered efforts to control your life and find refuge in the One who is good.
It’s a new day. What one thought will you rebuke in the name of Jesus and turn away from today? What one new behavior will you initiate that aligns your heart and mind with Father’s heart of goodness and love? Beloved, cease doing what you’ve always done so you can receive something far greater than what you’ve experienced in the past. The Bridegroom is wooing you to follow Him to new heights and depths in Him.
Come, Holy Spirit. Fill my mind with Your thoughts. I turn away from the thoughts that attach me to this world, and I receive Your heart, mind, and will today. Equip me to keep moving toward You step-by-step, that I may taste and see You, O Lover of my soul.
Cynthia Schneider, From Passover to Pentecost (Lake Mary, FL: Charisma House, 2021), Used by permission.
