Have you ever been to Romano’s Macaroni Grill? When hubby and I are able to treat ourselves to dinner out, nine times out of ten, we will choose to go there. It’s our favorite restaurant.
We almost always order the same thing: Chicken Scaloppine with artichokes, mushrooms, prosciutto, lemon butter, and capellini. It is sooo delicious.
While we wait for our meal to arrive, we delight in a loaf of freshly baked rosemary bread, dipped in olive oil, and a shared Caesar salad.
With the first bite of our entree, we look at each other, roll our eyes, and go, “Mmmmmmmmmmmm!!!” Any meal at an expensive restaurant could barely compare!
If we split the meal, and still have room for dessert, we share a wonderful tiramisu. We savor every single bite of our meal and we go home with bellies full and satisfied!
There are two others who savor their food in our family: our two youngest granddaughters. They will eat anything. They love to eat! On the occasion that they come to our house after school, they are starved and the first thing they ask for is “pink” or “purple,” meaning the pink (strawberry) or purple (blueberry) yogurt.
The older one would eat three containers (or more) of it if we’d let her. She usually scarfs down two. Both of these little ones lick their bowls clean. They savor every single bite.
The word savor also means to delight, enjoy, or relish.
Paul tells us of his delight, “My inner being delights in the law of God.” (Romans 7:22 GNT) The Greek definition of delight means to delight with oneself inwardly in a thing, to rejoice in with oneself, feel satisfaction concerning something.
Why is it that we tingle with delight for our taste buds to savor that delectable, warm-out-of-the-oven piece of bread or that luscious piece of chocolate, but we cannot tingle with delight to savor God’s delectable Word, that luscious Bread of Life?
Jesus, the Bread of Life, said, “There is far more to your inner life than the food you put in your stomach.” (Luke 12:23a Msg)
We are to savor the Life within us, filling ourselves with that Bread so our spiritual bellies feel full and satisfied.
My prayer is as David’s, “Blessed Lord, teach me Your rules. I have recited Your laws and rejoiced in them more than in riches. I will meditate upon them and give them my full respect. I will delight in them and not forget them.” (Psalm 119:12-16 TLB)
Mmmm…I’ve chosen to savor God’s Word and delight in His presence.
What about you? Are you savoring God’s Word? Are you delighting in His presence?
“Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good.” (Psalm.34:8a NKJV)
Lynn writes devotionals and inspirational stories. She has one book waiting to be published in 2015 and is working on a second one. Her greatest passion is to fulfill God’s call on her life to encourage others and glorify the Lord with her writing. She currently writes for several sites and writes bi-weekly on her site, Heading Home. http://lynnmosher.com
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