Exquisite Experience

Scripture doesn’t say, “Oh, smell and see that the Lord is good.” The aroma of something is supposed to be a mouthwatering invitation to take a big bite. Just like that, revelation is a green light to experience God in the way He is being revealed to you. You have to be willing to go forward into experience, and that requires trust. 

“Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in him!”

Psalm 34:8

But tasting is all about personal experience. Trusting is about believing you will not get into trouble for biting in. You must be willing to smell the fragrance of things not yet experienced in Christ, then fight for it!

When you forget you are supposed to look forward, you settle for what others have experienced, trusting their tastebuds instead of the Lord Himself. When you are not savoring what can be, you settle for the documented palate of the past.

Take the woman who crawled on her knees to touch the hem of Jesus’ garment, hoping for healing. There was no historical reference for her to follow. That’s courage! It is also desperation, and because she risked it all hoping for an upgrade, she experienced God in a way nobody else had. He even called her “daughter” – the only person recorded in the Bible to hear those words. This was a woman of faith. Real faith. When you don’t find Jesus in new ways, you settle for what is written about Him. Your faith becomes really safe and not authentic — pseudo faith that requires little to no personal experience or encounter.

You become a Bible thumper instead of a heart listener. You learn the culture of your denomination, instead of the way to God. You make the mistake of having a relationship with the church, rather than with Jesus. THAT’S NOT YOU!