Taste and See

Series: Life is Good

Scripture: Psalm 34:8 ESV

It’s a scientific fact that our senses translate our world to our brain so we have the benefit of a broader experience. David and King Saul did not know any of that.

This psalm was penned by David who was on the run from King Saul.

In Psalm 34:8 two of those senses are highlighted by David, “Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!”

We know that David faced great suffering in his lifetime because of the jealousy of King Saul.

For example when the shepherd boy was fleeing from King Saul and he had no weapon he went to the priest to ask if he had a weapon he could use. The only weapon he had was the large sword that had belong to the giant Goliath. The priest gave the weapon to David and he also gave David Holy bread to eat, because that was all he had available.

We know from I Samuel 21:10 t0 22;1 that David fled from Saul with the sword of Goliath to arm him. In 1 Samuel 22:2 David took refuge in the cave of Adullam and “all those who were in distress or in debt or discontented gathered around him, and he became their commander. About four hundred men were with him.”

We know from I Samuel 21-25 Saul had 80,000 to 210,000 soldiers in various campaigns while fighting against David.

Yet David’s army held fast.

Modern Biblical scholars believe David won by turning to God. It’s also important to note that he refused to kill Saul because he was the anointed King of the people of Yahweh God.

David continued to praise God as he wrote songs and sang praises to God. As overpowering as Saul’s army was, they did not defeat David and his army.

When David wrote “taste and see the Lord is good” he knew he had not been captured and killed because God was protecting him.

David continued to trust God and take refuge in God’s protection.

This verse from Psalm 34 is just one example of David’s songs of praises that he wrote while he was being pursued by the mighty King Saul and his armies.

Studying the story of the mighty and wealthy King Saul and the poor shepherd David is a great reminder to us all that even though we may be poor and powerless, the God we serve is filled with abundant power and wealth.

As we wait on God, God will uphold and defend us from the powerful who act on their own behalf.

We are reminded to taste and see the Lord is good.

We take refuge in God who continues to protect us.

Deborah

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