
«Taste and see»
Pastor Andrey Shapovalov
How to know the nature or essence of God? How to know what He is like, what is His character? What does He love and what does He hate?
Many years ago, one person asked me a question: how do you know that the God you are talking about is the real God, because there are many gods and a lot of religions?
I really thought about it for a minute, because you learn about all the other religions and gods through information.
But our Living God allows us to taste Him, but here we are not talking about taste qualities. That is, He gives us the opportunity to experience Him, to touch Him, to hear Him.
We taste the essence of the Heavenly Father, that is, He allows us to taste Him for a moment.
The Bible repeatedly says that He is our living Bread and drink.
Here it is very difficult to explain, because human speech is not capable of explaining what it means to “taste and see that the Lord is good”
(Psalm 34:9) Taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is he who takes refuge in Him.
What or Who is God? Taste, Try, and you will know
God cannot be explained, He can only be known.
That is precisely why people get into such confusion and embarrassment, because they have not personally tasted God. (This is religion)
Notice that the Heavenly Father did not allow himself to be known informationally, this is exactly where religion fails, trying to tell about God and teach about God… it is impossible!
Because information can be manipulated, but personal experience can’t.
Our Living God can only be tasted (tasted) by our human spirit.
Heavenly Father gave people the only method of knowing themselves, through personal revelation, where He Himself allows you to try Himself to "taste"
In other words, no one is allowed to give a revelation about God, He has reserved this Wright only for Himself. Why? Because no one is able to explain God.
Understand, information about God can be received accidentally, but it is impossible to taste God without personal thirst and contact with Him.
That is, He gives those who thirst for Him the opportunity to merge with Him, where He allows our heart (spirit) to experience His Touch and Love.
And this is where the most important aspect, of being born again or rejecting God occurs. That is, you can reject God only in one case, having tasted Him and made a personal decision not to be with Him.
After touching Him, the spirit of each of us makes a decision as to who will be the source of your life, the Spirit of Life or the spirit of this world.
In other words, we choose the source. If you have made God your source, then you can no longer feed on the energy of the spirit of this world.
How do you know that you belong to Him? You feed on His Energy (His Word). Personally, I cannot live a single day without feeding on the Spirit of God.
Why is it necessary to feed not just on God, but to feed on God?
Because every time I partake of Him, something much more powerful then me, enters into me, and I simply cannot remain the same.
He conquers me and transforms me.
When you are conquered by God, you enter into complete comfort of your spirit and soul, there is no more conflict, and you enter in to the rest and peace of God, where you are completely His, and He is completely yours.
(2 Corinthians 3:14-18) 14. But their minds are blinded, for to this day the veil remains unlifted when the law is read; for it will not be lifted except through Christ. 15. But to this day, whenever the law of Moses is read, the veil remains on everyone’s hearts. 16. But when a person turns to the Lord, the veil falls away. 17. Now the Lord of whom I speak is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 18. But we all, with unveiled faces, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are transformed into His likeness in His ever-increasing glory - and this transformation is from the Lord, that is, from the Spirit.
May the Heavenly Father bless you!
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