Psalms 34 (Part III)

⁸ Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good;
Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!
⁹ Oh, fear the Lord, you His saints!
There is no want to those who fear Him.
¹⁰ The young lions lack and suffer hunger;
But those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing.

(v8) When the young Jewish children start school, they are given a special lesson on the very first day.  On their desk is the Jewish Bible.  On top of God's Word is a small candy made of honey.  They are taught on the first day that God's Word is always sweet and good.  It never changes and remains sweet and good.  With that lesson, each child picks up the candy and eats it to remind them that God's Word is sweet and good. 

I have always thought that this was an awesome way to teach our children how to think and treasure God's Word.  And further, it is something that I should remind myself every time I eat something sweet.  If we come upon a time when God's Word isn't this way per our perception, then we can be assured something is wrong inside of us. 

David says, "taste and see that the Lord is good."  Try Him and find out!  Blessed are you when you try Him and trust in Him.

(v9) In God is all our satisfaction.  Taste and see that the Lord is good and be filled!  For those wise people who fear Him have no wants.  David writes this again in Psalms 23, "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want."  When our faith is right and we are getting stronger in it, we know the Lord takes perfect care of us in our circumstance, no matter what we might see with our physical eyes.  We know that no matter what great or small (I would debate that there are no small calls) call or purpose we might have at that moment, in that situation, He will deliver us.  We know our enemies, even Satan himself, can't harm us without our Father's allowance which will be for His will's purpose. 

If God's thoughts are greater than our thoughts, His ways greater than our ways, and so it is not possible for us to know it, then how can we want?  In truth, we know not how or what to ask for even regarding our own growth towards Him.  Paul wrote in Romans 8:26 this very thing saying that "we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered." 

The next question is, how can we want for anything if we are filled with God?  Jesus quoting Deuteronomy 8:3 said, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every Word that proceeds from the mouth of God."  Lecrae sings an awesome song entitled, God Is Enough.  God is enough.  How can we possibly think some part of His creation is necessary apart from Him?  Be filled with God, then let God direct our wants.

(v10) The Message Bible interprets as, "Young lions on the prowl get hungry, but God-seekers are full of God."  "Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you" (Matthew 6:33).  "Those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing."  There is a direct connection here to our faith.  I believe all roads lead to faith.  

If we truly trust the Lord and fear Him as the only living God: What shall we want for?  How shall we not be filled?  He delivers us, He protects us, our enemies turn upon hearing His name, He is for us, He shall never forsake us.  I want what He wants for me.  I want more of God so I might become a whole person.  I want more faith.