Test before You Taste
Have you ever sat down to a meal and when the food was set before you, you knew something was not right? It is the wise person who tests before tasting. If it is bad the damage will already be done.
Ephesians 5:10 says, “Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.” We should test or measure our activities first by what is acceptable to the Lord. Think of what Romans 12 says, “…be not conformed to this world: but…prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”
It has been more than once that I finished a meal and realized that everything was not okay. I’m no cow…I don’t enjoy tasting my meal a second time.
It is said that many of the Indian chiefs would have a person who would test their food by chewing it ahead of time. This previewing of the food kept any damage from happening to the chief. God wants us to test our deeds ahead of time by measuring them against the Word of God to discern His will and to keep us from damage. That way you can rely that what you partake of will do you good and there will be no regrets!