'Man invented cooking before he thought of nutrition. To be sure, food keeps us alive, but that is only its smallest and most temporary work. Its eternal purpose os to furnish our sensibilitiesagainst the ay when we shall sit down at the heavenly banquet and see how gracious the Lord is. Nourishment is necessary only for a while; what we shall need forever is taste.'Have you ever wondered why when we give thanks for our food we call it 'Grace'? Perhaps this passage gives you an insight as to the answer. I find it amazing that God in his infinite goodness gives us signs and symbols in life, to lead us in remembrance and praise of Him; food is one of these signs, these gifts of grace.
Next time you sit down at the dinner table and a glorious feast is laid out in front of you, don't forget to remember in your 'grace' a word of thanksgiving. Remember to praise God for the glorious heavenly banquet we have waiting in store for us, when we go to be with the bridegroom...our Lord Jesus Christ. Here our mouths will be filled with a taste so sweet, our lips when never cease to give Him praise.'O, taste and see that the Lord is good!' (Psalm 34:8)
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