That is a phrase I have heard before. I looked it up and saw the original phrase had "in the eating" added to it. The phrase is to mean we have to experience something to understand it.
I know it is after Easter and many, if not all, pastors focused on the resurrection of Jesus and His encounters with the disciples. One story is that of Thomas. We always hear doubting Thomas. My thought is that he was not there at the right time. All the disciples were gathered together, except Thomas, and Jesus is suddenly there. So they have a chance to see Jesus. Then Thomas returns and the disciples say they saw Jesus alive. Thomas comes back with his now famous retort unless he sees Jesus he will not believe. A week later Thomas is with the disciples and Jesus appears encouraging Thomas to feel the wounds. Then Thomas believes.
Most of the faith stories in the Bible have Jesus revealing Himself. At the tomb to Mary, the disciples in the room, the two disciples on the road. Jesus offers proof. God knows what we need. Is it better to belief unseen? Perhaps. With our belief, God uses that and makes Himself known. It takes a willingness to believe. We can have the faith of a mustard seed.
Or we need to want to eat the pudding and then once we eat it we have truly experienced it.
I originally thought about focusing the post on Thomas and how we only remember him for doubting at first. Then leaving with the question, how will you be remembered?
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