Spurgeon. 1 Peter 2:3. Have you tasted that the Lord is good?

The word, "If" implies that not everyone has tasted that the Lord is good. It means that there is a possibility and probability that there are many who have not tasted that the Lord is good. It means that God's grace offered in salvation from sin is not a general blessing but a specific gift of grace. We should all therefore ask ourselves if we have received it, if we have tasted the goodness of the Lord in saving us from sins.

While I must deeply think about whether or not I have tasted of the goodness of God I must never become content on this because there is an, "If." What I am trying to say is that since a fool is blinded by pride I may be acting like a fool, blinded by my pride, when looking at my own life. I may think that since I go to such and such a church or was prayed for by such and such a person that I have tasted of the goodness of the Lord - when actually I have not and I am blinded by my own pride. You get me? A wise person has a healthy distrust of themselves because they know how corrupt the human heart is. Do you know that Jesus never even entrusted himself into the hands of us because he knew what was in our heart. Why would I entrust myself to myself by casually saying that I am saved or that I have tasted that the Lord is good or that I am going to heaven. It is foolishness to do this when I am daily affected by my own sinful self (Romans 7).

Do not rest, do not sleep until you know for certain that you know the living God. There are many false god's that we could be trusting right now, thinking we are trusting the Creator God. Be careful. Do not rest until you have full assurance of salvation, full assurance of being part of  Christ- part of His body. Do not let anything satisfy you until, by the witness of God the Holy spirit, your spirit knows that you are a child of God. Friends, there are many peole who say that they are Christians, but they are not. Be careful that you don't make this same mistake. "If  you have tasted that the Lord is good." Think about the "If". Do not be satisfied with the "perhaps" or "I think so" or "my pastor says so." Do not be content until you know that you know that you know that the Lord is your light and your salvation, that Jesus is your Lord and God. Your all in all. We must build upon eternal truth. We must throw our anchor beyond the veil into the most holy place and trust in the Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Get the certain mercies that king David and others recieved, and get them today. Advance beyond the dreary "if's" into the safe and secure place of assurance. Cross the Jordan of distrust, enter the Canaan of peace with God where you will find milk and honey to feed your would. Do this only though His word.