PONDER THIS

Joyce made an incredible pumpkin pie out of a real pumpkin for our Thanksgiving dinner. She didn’t get it out of a can, and it was so good that I had seconds. Suppose after I’ve eaten that piece of pie somebody comes to me and says, “I don’t believe in pumpkins. I don’t believe in pumpkin pies. I don’t believe in cooks or ovens or any of that.” And all this time I’m eating pie, and I have enjoyed it. The problem with the no-pie argument is that I’ve got the witness in myself.

The Bible says, “Taste and see that the Lord is good.” Taste and see. If you want to know how to answer a skeptic, you have to let Jesus be real to you. The Apostle Peter says, “Sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear” (1 Peter 3:15). Don’t be a smart aleck. Your faith will be as much caught as it will be taught. We need to hold on to the hope we have and show the world the joy of our faith. We should be living testimonies of what God has done.

• When has someone shared with you a testimony about how he or she saw God at work? How did that affect you?
• What testimony about God’s goodness can you share with others?

PRACTICE THIS

Share a testimony about how you have tasted and seen that the Lord is good.