Early Morning Coffee

It has been some time since my last blog.  Do not think that I have a lack of things to be thankful for.  I am the most blessed individual on the face of the earth.  The Lord above has blessed me with every advantage this world could afford.  Chiefly, He has giving me eternal life through Christ Jesus my Lord.  Secondarily, He has blessed me to have heard and understood the gospel of my salvation.  I have never had a need in my life that the Lord did not provide for.  As Abraham called his name Jehovah-jireh, so my Lord has provided for me.

This morning my sweet wife brought me the largest cup that we own filled with one of the simplest joys and pleasures that it found on earth, steaming hot coffee brewed to perfection.  For various reasons, everyone cannot enjoy this simple pleasure.  Some are simply too young or too stubborn to give this delight a chance to enrich their lives.  Other just do not or have not acquired a taste for the "bitter" bean.  Regardless of your personal feelings about this liquid enjoyment, please consider how good and how great our God is.

God created Adam from the dust of the earth and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life. God then planted a garden containing every tree that is pleasant to look upon and good for food.  Therefore, in my humble opinion, God put the coffee tree there to be enjoyed without restriction.  The commandment that the Lord gave to Adam stated, "...the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die."  This commandment was coupled with a great blessing, namely, "Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat."  God did not withhold a single tree fit for food and that would enrich Adam's experience in life.  God's command regarding the tree of the knowledge of good and evil was a sovereign command.  No one could nor should question why God commanded.  Adam did not need to eat of that tree.  After all, he had the coffee tree.  He, also, had every other tree that was good and fit for food.

I consider that there is not one aspect of man that was left untouched by the fall.  We know Adam died in trespasses and sins the very day he ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.  We know, 930 years thereafter, Adam died a natural death because of the sin that permeated his body.   The point I want you to consider, is that Adam's taste buds were also affected by sin.  I'm not sure I can prove it other than that sin is in our flesh.  Therefore, nothing tastes as good as it actually does because our taste buds are tainted with sin.  This could be the reason why many of you do not like the wonderful flavor of the coffee bean. I do not mean that coffee lovers, such as I, are not sinners.  For myself, I despise celery.  I know Elder David Montgomery is a sinner, he hates hominy.  Each, in our own ways, prove we are sinners by nature and practice. 

I consider God's goodness in a simple enjoyment of a single solitary "food".  Although, we possess a fallen nature, we still enjoy taste tremendously.  Every time you taste a food that is yucky, remember you are a sinner.  God made everything good, man messed the taste up.  And when you enjoy the goodness that our God created for man to enjoy in the foods we eat, remember you are drinking from the saucer.  When you remember you are drinking from the saucer, thank the Lord for all His kindness towards us.  God bless you.