Dear Family,

Today is Friday, April 29, 2022, Day 6 of Week 2. It is our 13th Day of Count to Pentecost.

God’s turning the bitter water to sweet at Marah can serve to remind us how quickly God can turn our circumstances around. The more we experience God’s goodness, the more we can trust. And, conversely, the more we trust Him, the more we will experience God’s goodness.

Psalm 34:8 O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in Him.

Once we taste (experience for ourselves by using our senses) the goodness of God, we become more and more aware of it. In essence, we grow in our ability to “see” the Lord is good.

There are so many people with so many attitudes about God. Yet, many have never really “tasted” God to find out about His goodness. They just rattle off their “inexperienced” opinions without really having tasted Him.

Some individuals may have come to know certain things about God by reading about Him, or just hearing people talk about Him. Others may have heard His voice as Israel did at Mt. Sinai. And, there are other ways people have come to learn specific things about God. Some have seen Him at a distance, while others seem to sense His presence as they pray. However, knowing about God is not the same as knowing God. Knowing about God is especially not the same thing as knowing God’s goodness.

God wants true Believers to really experience Him and His goodness. Yes, we can know God. Spiritually, He can be tasted . . . and savored!

The Holy Bible says, “Blessed is the man who trusts in Him.” Trust in any relationship grows as we experience faithfulness over and over. And, the words “in Him” infer a very close, personal, abiding relationship. It is one God wants all of His chosen ones, His children, to experience fully.

Ben Faulkner, Pastor
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