Fill My Cup

"Fill my cup and let it overflow uh-uh-huh-
Fill my cup and let it overflow oh-yeah,
Fill my cup and let it overflow, let it overflow with love."

Perhaps it's a bit premature to be singing such an upbeat song on the eve of Holy Saturday when Christ was in the tomb, but, I have been singing that song all day. Yes, it's one I sang all the way back as a young child in preschool, but it's been on repeat in my head all day.

It might seem a bit bizarre, but let me continue. I didn't really reflect on last night's Good Friday message.
It was about cups.

Yes, cups.

The texts for the sermon were:
"Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me. Yet not my will, but Your will be done."- Luke 22:42
"I will lift the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord."- Psalm 116:13

Sometimes we have cups in our lives to bear. As I referenced yesterday, Jesus had a mighty cup.

Jesus prayed earnestly that the cup he was given be taken from him. He was in so much distress during that prayer that his drops of sweat became blood. (Luke 22:42).

That's pretty intense. Just like His cup.

For a while, I was under the impression that the cup I had was hard. Difficult. Impossible. Painful. Sorrowful. Awful. etc.

And as I said last night, I prayed like Jesus that God would take the cup from me.

I get a sick feeling in my stomach just thinking about some of those long nights. As I've tried before and failed, there is no way to describe that feeling.

But although our cups may be bitter for a bit, God always fills them.

Last night, Pastor referenced this verse from the hymn What God Ordains is Always Good:
What God ordains is always good.
Though I the cup am drinking
Which savors now of bitterness,
I take it without shrinking.
For after grief God grants relief,
My heart with comfort filling
And all my sorrow stilling.


When the cup is passed onto you, how will you react? When the next cup is passed on to me how will I react? Will I respond by shrinking and pleading with God to take it away?

Or will I thank God for giving me the cup of salvation?

"Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over."- Psalm 23:5

Yes, the Lord fills my cup with what I need. My cup is overflowing with goodness and mercy.

And my prayer is that the Lord would fill my cup and let it overflow with love. Let me pour out the love to others which Christ has showed to me. May I have enough to share. My cup truly runneth over.

Blessings:
-Judged a piano studio today for their solo competition

-Practiced music for Easter services tomorrow for 3 hours- can't wait to share the joy of the resurrection tomorrow with others via music!

-Went on a car ride with my sister and we chatted it up.

-At the grocery store, I ran into my first grade teacher! She is very old now, and it has been at least 15 years since I last saw her- at first she thought I was my father, but then she realized it was me, and she was overjoyed when she found out I wanted to be a teacher! She kept giving me hugs! It was great!

-Anticipation to share in the joy of Christ's resurrection tomorrow- it will be an early morning! Leaving here before 5:00 AM to get to the first church I play at!

When some of my friends around the world read this, it may already be Easter. May God bless you tomorrow as you worship the risen Son.