The Cup

Psalm 23 speaks about a cup running over. I never really thought much about having a cup until the other day. As a little girl going downtown was a big deal since we lived in the country. I remember seeing a cripple beggar who sat in front of the dime store. He had a cup. A tin cup which he held up to everyone passing by. I felt really bad for the man. I did not understand what he was doing. I had never seen any one begging.

The more I thought about this beggar and his cup, the more I realized we all have a cup. Imagine seeing everyone you meet with a tin cup in their hand. They come toward you and bump their cup into yours. Some of them are looking for love. Some are looking for acceptance to be poured into their cup. Some need a kind word or a smile dropped in. Some want you to give them peace or hope. Ultimately they are begging for someone to fill them up. The next question is do you have what they need?

Is your cup full or are you lifting it up to someone?  Are you trying to get something from people that only God can give? Daily, we must lift our cup up to Him to be filled. The very first thing God puts into your cup is His love, then His grace. He definitely intends for you to let that to overflow to everyone you meet. When our cup is full we can lead others to the Spiritual Cup Filler, Jesus. So today if you need something, anything just lift up your cup to Him.