Good Morning Everyone,
Our theme for this month: “Enthusiasm”
Our Bible verse for today: “Taste and see that the Lord is good. How happy is the man who takes refuge in Him!” Psalm 34:8 (HCSB)
Our thought for today: “The more of God you experience, the more of God you will want.”
All this month we’ve been devotionally considering the theme of “enthusiasm”. We’re giving thought to what enthusiasm is, what it looks like when someone has it, the impact it makes, and how to get more of it.
Being enthusiastic is one of the keys to success in all areas of life. But as Christians it’s vitally important for us to be enthusiastic about God, about His kingdom, and about our role in helping to build His kingdom.
In Psalm 34:8 the Psalmist challenges His readers to experience God – test Him, taste Him, see how good He is. What we’ll discover is that God is so good, and a deep relationship with Him is so satisfying and so fulfilling, that we’ll want more of Him. The truth is that the more of God you experience, the more of God you will want.
In his great little book “Intimacy with the Almighty”, Pastor Chuck Swindoll paints a very compelling picture. He writes, “Deep things are intriguing. Deep jungles. Deep water. Deep caves and canyons. Deep thoughts and conversations. There is nothing like depth to make us dissatisfied with superficial, shallow things. Once you have delved below the surface and had a taste of the marvels and mysteries of the deep, we realize the value of taking the time and going to the trouble of plumbing those depths. This is especially true in the spiritual realm. God invites us to go deeper rather than to be content with surface matters.”
Pastor Chuck continues: “Some of his best truths, like priceless treasures, are hidden in depths most folks never take the time to search out. Our loss! Patiently and graciously He waits to reveal insights and dimensions of truth to those who care enough to probe, to examine, to ponder.”
If you take the time to really seek after God you will, like the Psalmist promised, discover that He is really, really good. And you will then also find that you want more of Him – lot’s more! The more of God you experience, the more of God you will want, and your enthusiasm for Him, and your relationship with Him, and your involvement in His kingdom, will grow by leaps and bounds. “Taste and see that the Lord is good.”
God Bless,
Pastor Jim
Oak Hill Baptist Church 