7/23/12 Just as
I’m considering Psalm 34: 8 for meditation this week, Judy D., the Texans “Ya
Ya” shared Sarah Young’s “40 Days
with Jesus, Celebrating His Presence", with me. Her marker for day 23
gave Jeremiah 29:11 as a promise that offered a “feast of encouragement.” It
spoke of Christ’s eternal encouragement for believers........
........Which brought me right back to the verse I had been
considering. We, who have a voracious appetite for fixing our future, trust our own plans----hedging
our bets economically and in aging----all to pad our future security. We too often take
refuge in ourselves---trusting in our own abilities.
But as Psalm 34:8 reminded me, my security (and feasting) is
in Him, the One in whom I seek refuge moment by moment. Young continually
teaches the importance of being in His Presence----in the present moment. She sees
that “tasting” as a feast of the richest
fare and encourages all to come to
His table of delights, bringing a
fork of trust and a spoon of thankfulness. (Young, p.24) To me that sounds
like “tasting and seeing that the Lord is good.”
Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him.
What encouragement---to be blessed for taking refuge in Him.
