Psalm 23 NASB
5b My cup overflows.
In the garden of Gethsemane Jesus prayed saying, “Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but Yours be done.” Luke 22:42
If Jesus had not allowed His cup to overflow with His life, poured out for all mankind, we would still face eternal separation from God.
I did a search on the word "cup" in the Bible. Interestingly, most references were of "the cup of God's wrath". But that's not what David is referring to when he says "My cup overflows". He's talking about blessings.
1 Corinthians 10:21 tells us "You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot have a part in both the Lord’s table and the table of demons."
Isn't that what we looked at a couple of days ago with verse 5a "You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies"?
A cup is also referred to in Matthew 26:27 "And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you"
When we take communion we are remembering the sacrifice Jesus made when He drank the cup of God's wrath, refilled the cup to overflowing with His blood on Calvary so that our cup could overflow with the blessings of God.
Blessings, Cecilia
5b My cup overflows.
In the garden of Gethsemane Jesus prayed saying, “Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but Yours be done.” Luke 22:42
If Jesus had not allowed His cup to overflow with His life, poured out for all mankind, we would still face eternal separation from God.
I did a search on the word "cup" in the Bible. Interestingly, most references were of "the cup of God's wrath". But that's not what David is referring to when he says "My cup overflows". He's talking about blessings.
1 Corinthians 10:21 tells us "You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot have a part in both the Lord’s table and the table of demons."
Isn't that what we looked at a couple of days ago with verse 5a "You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies"?
A cup is also referred to in Matthew 26:27 "And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you"
When we take communion we are remembering the sacrifice Jesus made when He drank the cup of God's wrath, refilled the cup to overflowing with His blood on Calvary so that our cup could overflow with the blessings of God.
Blessings, Cecilia
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