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Daily Archives: November 16, 2021

The Sacrifice of Your Body and Blood

16 Tuesday Nov 2021

Posted by davidkitz in Psalm 34, Psalms

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sacrifice, taste, the LORD

Today’s quote and prayer from
“Psalms 365: Develop a Life of Worship and Prayer”
by David Kitz.

Psalm 34-8 (2)Heavenly Father,
thank you for sending Jesus.
Thank you, Jesus for laying down your life for me.
Through the sacrifice of your body and blood,
I can truly taste and see that the LORD is good.
Amen.

Volume I of Psalms 365: Develop a Life of Worship and Prayer has won the 2021 Best Book of the Year Award. For a closer look at Volumes II and III click here.

What Does God Taste Like?

16 Tuesday Nov 2021

Posted by davidkitz in Psalm 34, Psalms

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C.S. Lewis, David, Lion of the tribe of Judah, the LORD

Reading: Psalm 34:8-14
Taste and see that the LORD is good;
blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.
Fear the L
ORD, you his holy people,
for those who fear him lack nothing.
The lions may grow weak and hungry,
but those who seek the L
ORD lack no good thing.
Come, my children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the L
ORD.
Whoever of you loves life
and desires to see many good days,
keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from telling lies.
Turn from evil and do good;
seek peace and pursue it
(NIV).*
Psalm 105_4 (2)

Reflection
What a strange command! David begins this portion of Psalm 34 by urging us to “Taste and see that the LORD is good.”

One can logically argue that of the five senses taste is the most intimate. I can see, hear, and even smell someone at a distance. Touch of course requires direct contact, but to taste someone or something, I must take it or them into my mouth. That’s intimate.

How then do I, “Taste and see that the LORD is good?” If I can’t see, hear, smell or touch the LORD, how can I possibly taste Him? David goes on to state, “Blessed is the one who takes refuge in him [the LORD]. Notice David did not say we are blessed if we take refuge with the LORD. We are to take refuge in Him. That requires a higher level of intimacy—a marital kind of intimacy.

Do I taste and see that the LORD is good? Do I take refuge in Him? Do I actively seek God? John Ortberg in his book Know Doubt tells us that C.S. Lewis said that speaking of man’s search for God always sounded to him like speaking of the mouse’s search for the cat. The mouse hides from the cat because he fears the cat may require his life. We avoid God for the same reason. If you find God, He may ask for your life. Are you willing to give it up to Him?

But Jesus was willing to give his life for you. He willingly suffered, bled and died on a cross so that you might have eternal life. The big cat—the Lion of the Tribe of Judah—lay down his life for the mouse, even a mangy mouse like me. That’s real love. Now Jesus invites us to come and dine. Jesus said, “Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day. For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them” (John 6:54-56).

Response: Heavenly Father, thank you for sending Jesus. Thank you, Jesus for laying down your life for me. Through the sacrifice of your body and blood I can truly taste and see that the LORD is good. Amen.

Your Turn: Do you seek God or avoid Him? Why?

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Volume I of Psalms 365: Develop a Life of Worship and Prayer has won the 2021 Best Book of the Year Award. For a closer look at Volumes II and III click here.

Psalms 365: Develop a Life of Worship and Prayer

Psalms 365 Volume II

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