More Than Just a Green Crate

Rodney and I occasionally stop at the local fresh market for some fruits and vegetables. Rodney always seeks out the strawberries. They are normally piled high in a plain green crate. The strawberries themselves are tempting with their bright red color and dark seeds on top as a decoration. Rodney can't wait to pay for the crate, he takes one and bites into it with great anticipation of a sweet and juicy taste. Before we can get home or out of the market, Rodney has devoured this scrumptious treat of strawberries. Can you just imagine how one would taste right now? My mouth is watering with desire, is yours?
The green crate that the strawberries were held in was not fancy nor a container that I would want to keep, but what was inside is what mattered.
If you look in one's home you may find a Bible sitting on the shelf, on a night stand, or a coffee table. The book just might have dust on it from not being touched. The cover may not be desirable to even look at especially if it was used by another person that knew what sweetness it held inside.
I looked at my bible this morning. I have one that the cover is coming off, the edges are worn, and it has notes written inside it. My Bible is definitely not one that looks like it would be my first pick. In fact, I am attempting to use another Bible, but it just wasn't the same this morning. I was drawn to this rugged covered Bible with the pages torn and worn. Yet it is the taste of the delicious and succulent words inside that draws out the flavor which is captivating.
I was drawn to read Psalms 73; from verses 1-22 it is a worldly view of people doing all kinds of awful things while being prosperous in health and wealth. From verses 23-28 it a Godly view that is so intriguing and pleasurable.  The first 22 verses is that green crate and the rest of the chapter is the plump, tantalizing, and fullness of God's love for those who choose him.
It isn't what you see that matters (the green crate or the red strawberries shape), but it is what you cannot see that matters in the end; the savory taste.  God tells us that we will have trials and hardships in this life, but we should count it all joy with thanksgiving because it is the end with Him that will matter.

I don't know if you read your Bible everyday, once a week, or on special occasions. What I do know is there is a mouthwatering and tasty treat inside that relates to every need and desire you have for your life. I encourage you to pick up your dusty bible, the one that sits on your night stand or shelf and open to the book of John. There you will find the love that you have always longed for.  It is a romance novel, an adventure, mystery, comedy and tragedy book written Just For YOU.

~Enjoy the sweetness of your tomorrows