This morning as I went for my daily dose of vitamin D from the warm Florida sun, I could not help but be overpowered by the awe and wonder as God gave me grateful eyes to see some of His gifts to me from my garden.
Throughout the bible, God takes pleasure in doing great things in the midst of impossible situations. Like when He chose Abraham and promised him that his 90-year-old barren wife would bring forth nations. Nothing is beyond God’s ability; we just need to learn what is His will in our circumstances. Those that are led by His Spirit are his children (Romans 8:14).
Jesus also told us in Luke 9:24 that we must not be protective of this life; which I consider to be the life of the flesh with all its worldly aspirations. If we try to save any tradition or opinion that is contrary to Christ, then we shall lose the life that Christ gives; eternal life. Our willingness to let go of what is temporal will gain for us that which is eternal.
“Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!” Psalm 34:8.
The Psalmist is inviting us to taste and see, these are two natural senses, we are being called into a much deeper experience of the goodness of God. Tasting and seeing is so much more than anything academic or any head knowledge. I contend that we can have perfect theology, but theology does not save us; we must taste Christ.
I am a believer in Jesus Christ, a mother of 4 grown children and now a grandmother. I was born and raised in Jamaica, I went to a Catholic Boarding school, got married began having my children then became born again in 1988 at the age of 28 years old. I have been sweetly and…
