The Taste of Joy

December 20

Has eating a meal every filled you with joy and made your heart feel delightful?  A good tub of popcorn and some Goobers do it for me. There’s nothing more satisfying than sitting in a movie after a long day, snacking on my favorite food and relaxing.  I savor every bite.  I think it’s because it’s food I don’t have to make, it’s something that takes a while to eat, and it tastes soooo good!

Jeremiah mentions eating His words when they come, and feeling joy and delight at the taste!  Wow, when’s the last time digesting a good word satisfied you like your favorite meal?

The rest of this verse says, “…for I bear your name, Lord God Almighty.”  That’s why the words bring joy and delight.  In other words, it’s because we are HIS that we can experience joy and delight.  Apart from him there is no such experience.

If you’re a bit stressed with all the holiday hoopla, sit down, read His word, and digest each bite like a tiny morsel of buttery popcorn and relish the taste.  See if joy doesn’t linger and delight doesn’t dance like “sugarplums” in your heart tonight…after you “bite!”

Taste and see that HE is good!