IT’S THE REAL THING

Scripture: Psalm 34:8 "Taste and see that the Lord is good."

'It's the Real Thing' has been the advertising slogan for a well known soft drink for many years. It suggests that all other brands are just counterfeits or poor copies. If you really want to know which is the best you must 'taste and see'. Once you have sampled the real thing nothing else will do.

Like many other children I attended assembly at school, sung hymns, and listened to boring talks about religion. I was also educated to believe that human beings evolved from some other form of life and that my ancestors were probably apes. This proved to me at the time that Christianity must be untrue. That human life did not start with Adam and Eve. Science had made faith obsolete.

Over the years there have been many alternative ideas put forward about the life of Jesus Christ; I remember at one time books were written to prove that he was an 'Extra Terrestrial' visiting our planet from another solar system. In recent years the 'Da Vinci Code' has generated a lot interest and speculation because it has been highlighted by Hollywood. These views usually remain popular for a short time and then fade into insignificance.

Reading about someone famous or seeing their photograph in a magazine gives us an impression that may be far from the truth. Meeting and spending time with that individual will give us a whole new perspective because we have met the 'real thing'. The longer we relate to them the better we will know them. I had never given serious thought or attention to the person of Jesus Christ, His life, His death, or His resurrection until I was 15 then I met Him. I tasted the 'real thing'. To my amazement I experienced the very real presence of God.

The Bible says, "Taste and see that the Lord is good." When you have experienced the 'real thing' all else is a poor copy.

Pastor Mick