Taste! Trust! Take Refuge in the Joy of the Lord!

            Have you had your Joy Juice today?  When we pour out our hearts to God, He pours His peace and joy into us.

            Listen to the wise instruction found in Psalm 62:8:

“Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us.”

            Regardless of what is facing us in the days ahead, we can boldly trust in our God.  He is a refuge, the scripture tells us.  In Psalm 16:1-2 we find these words:

“Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.  I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.”

When we take refuge in the Lord, we understand that we have no good in us apart from God.  All our good — all our joy — is in God Himself.

Then in Psalm 34:8 we are instructed to “Taste and see that the LORD is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!”

Why should we taste and see? Because the one who “tastes the Lord and His goodness” knows that he can trust Him and take refuge in Him….which leads to blessings of joy! 

           Taste; Trust; Take refuge in God. He is our security and the source of genuine joy.