DEEP EXPERIENCES
READ: 1 Samuel 14:1-45
Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:-Colossians 1:12
There is a big difference between tasting something and actually partaking in something. To taste something is to nibble at it or to try it on your tongue. You should aim to serve God beyond the level of a taster.
Having a taste of something does not mean that you actually partake of it. There are some fast-food restaurants that give you a sample of what they are selling on a toothpick. They want you to have a small bite and eat a small amount so that you experience a sensation of what the real thing would be like.
God is great! It is not enough to just be aware of His existence and to think about Him. The ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ is the greatest job a human being can ever be involved with. It is not enough to taste the ministry or to be familiar with little aspects of it. There are many higher realms and deeper depths to everything in the ministry.
In the story above, King Saul cursed anyone who would eat that day. Jonathan, the son of King Saul got into trouble because he tasted a little bit of honey (1 Samuel 14:43-45). Somehow Jonathan escaped execution because he only tasted the honey. The people rescued him from the curse because he had just tasted the honey and not partaken of it. Being a taster is different from being a partaker. The experiences of a taster are different from those of a partaker.
God wants you to partake of the great things that He has made available to you in the ministry.