Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him! Psalm 34:8

 It’s Friday, June 6, 2025 and also National Donut Day. I have plans to visit a donut shop soon and celebrate with indulgence of a fresh donut. If you know me, donuts are my favorite food. As a kid growing up in the mid-west, we had several bakeries in our small town that made fresh donuts daily and any chance I had to get one, you could bet I was there.

 In 1992 I moved from Illinois to Georgia. At that time, I was not able to find a donut shop that produced a fresh donut like ones made up north. Yeah, Krispy Kreme and Dunkin donut stores were around, but their quality just didn’t satisfy my appetite for what I was used to eating. Since then, several other donut stores have opened and I’ve found a few shops that come close, but nothing compares to the fresh, family-owned bakeries from my hometown.

 Today’s verse encourages us to enter into a relationship with God. Sadly, there are many people in this great USA who’ve never had the opportunity to see what an eternal relationship with our Creator can do for them. Those people are walking blindly through life without knowing the reason for existence and try to find happiness in things that don’t completely fill their heart. Yeah, there are momentary pleasures that might satisfy for the moment, maybe even for years, but compared to eternity, nothing can come close.

 Maybe you’ve never experienced the One and Only God of this universe. It’s actually quite simple: it’s believing that His Son, Jesus Christ, came to earth over 2000 years ago and died on a cross and rose back to life 3 days later, as payment for the sins of mankind, including your sins, it’s confessing your sins and asking Jesus Christ to come into your life to save your soul and commit to living His way each and every day. Following that decision, you’ll still experience the ups and downs of life, but the consistent joy and satisfaction, knowing you are saved, and having God’s Holy Spirit to guide you daily, will yield much peace, joy, comfort, wisdom, and healing like nothing on earth. Why not give God a try today, taste and see that the Lord is good and will forever be in your heart! God bless!