“An Overflowing Cup”
“Thou preparest a
table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou hast anointed my head
with oil; My cup runneth over. Surely goodness and loving-kindness shall follow
me all the days of my life, And I shall dwell in the house of Jehovah for
ever.”Psalm 23:5,6 (ASV)
Scripture Contemplation: Genesis 17; Genesis
48; Psalm 23; John 14; Galatians 5; 1 Peter 2...
How full is your cup
today? Or maybe I should ask, what is in your cup? Is it filled with kindness?
Love? Compassion? Or is it filled with hate? Bitterness? Regrets? Or, is your
cup empty? Have you become so numb from the situations you have faced, and the
trials you have contended with, that you feel empty inside; like you have
nothing left to give or to feel? God desires to fill your cup to it's
overflowing. He wants to anoint you daily from an overflowing cup of blessings.
I decree that this week's
Reflections will be a continued source of encouragement and
inspiration for your heart, mind, and soul. Let your heart be filled with joy
this week, knowing that God, our Father, loves you and has made a way for you.
Allow Him to anoint you today, from His overflowing cup.
We must continually
fellowship with the Father to ensure that not only are our cups full but also
running over. For, it is in the overflow that we find answers. It is in the
overflow that we can bless others and not become depleted ourselves. It is in
the overflow that we see Jesus. It is in the overflow that we are anointed for
each new day the Father grants us. It is in the overflow that we see who we
are, and gain the strength to tell the truth about ourselves and receive
deliverance.
The overflow is the
anointing of God in our lives. The anointing that transforms our lives and the
lives of those we have influence over. Our cup is our heart, mind, and spirit.
The cup in which God desires to pour Himself into, and become an overflow until
it reaches and changes other people's lives, as well as our own.
Beloved, we are not here
upon this earth just for ourselves. We are not here to partake in the cup of
blessings just for self. We are here to serve one another, to love one another,
to help one another, to inspire and encourage one another. We are here to be a
walking example of God's love on the earth. We are less than what we think we
are by the human mind's interpretation, and more of who we know not, by the
mind of Christ.
1 Peter
2:9-10(MSG) But you are the ones
chosen by God, chosen for the high calling of priestly work, chosen to be a
holy people, God’s instruments to do his work and speak out for him, to tell
others of the night-and-day the difference he made for you—from nothing to
something, from rejected to accepted.
Why do so many of us hide
our testimony, and act as though we have loved and served the Lord all of our
lives? Or, have never fallen, made mistakes, have sinned? We all have fallen
short of God's glory (Romans 3:23). Yet, God loves us.
We don't have to pretend
with God. We don't have to pretend for others. Why should we hide what God has
done for us? Our testimony can mean salvation and deliverance to someone else.
It can be the difference between life and death for another soul. Tell the
truth to yourself, and tell it to others. Do not stifle the anointing of God.
Do not stop the flow of the blessings of God in your life and the ability to
bless others, because you don't want anyone to know what God has done for you.
Don't be ashamed. And do not feel condemned. There are power and deliverance in
your testimony. Allow the power of your testimony flow from your cup.
The Father calls us unto
Him, and desires us to know that it is not about how good we are, how straight
and narrow we can walk. It's not about perfection, or how well versed we are in
scripture. It's not about appearances. It's not even about what we can do, or
how much we love God. It is simply about how much God loves us. How much He
desires to fill us and be a constant source of love, strength, mercy, and grace
in our lives.
There are many walking
around with empty cups, or cups half full. There are many living a lie. We lie
to ourselves, we lie to others. And we even try to lie to God. We try to
justify our sinful actions. We try to cover up what we have done. We are
walking around filled with guilt, shame, and sorrow when all we have to do is
confess, repent, and allow God to move in our lives the way He desires.
Do you, not know that God
desires to bless you forever? Do you not know that the Father desires to reside
within you, and pour Himself into your very being; anointing you until it
spills out of your life and into the lives of others? He wants your cup(heart)
to not only be filled but overflowing(anointing of God) so that you will have a
continued source that never runs out.
The anointing changes
everything. The anointing breaks every yoke, lifts every burden restores broken
hearts, restores the soul, brings healing and deliverance gives power to weak,
understanding to the heart, vision to the blind, hearing to the deaf, speech to
the dumb, movement to the lame, hope to the hopeless, victory in the battle,
stability in the mind. The anointing is the presence of God in your life each
and every day; enabling you to walk the walk and not just talk it. Enabling you
to live a life that is full, complete, and life changing each and every day.
How's your cup today? Is
it full? Is it empty? Is it overflowing? Beloved, it is not about how good you
are, or how well you act like a believer, or how many scriptures you have
memorized, or how pleasant and nice you can be, or about how much you love God.
It is about none of those things. It is about how much God loves you.
His love for you is never-ending; even when you rejected Him. Even when you
turned and walked in sin. Even while you were yet in sin. Even before you
entered into this realm of time; it has always been about how much He loves
you. And how much He desires to bless you.
My Beloveds, I decree
that the spirit of peace and of prosperity has found permanent rest in your
lives. Allow God to fill your cup until it's overflowing. Allow Him to pour all
of Him into you, until it is an overflow, touching and changing the lives of
others. Let the Father love you. You are Blessed. Now go...and Be a Blessing
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