Is Your Cup Running Over?

Running over, running over, my cup is full and
running over; Since the Lord saved me..I'm as
happy as can be, My cup is full and running over".
I sang the words of this little chorus when I
was sitting in the lawn chair in my friend's
back yard. I sang it to her little daughter.
It was a chorus that I used to teach children
many years ago. It is a fun chorus for
children with actions to go with the words.

But as I was singing , I began to think about
the words..What do they really mean? Psalm
116:12 says,"I will take the cup of salvation
and call upon the name of the Lord". Jesus, when praying in the garden of Gethsemene said,
" Oh my Father, if it be possible let this
cup pass from me,..." Jesus took upon Himself
the wrath of God which we deserved for our
sins.. The cup of salvation is to receive the
gift of eternal salvation which Jesus purchased
for us when He died for us on the cross.

Along with the cup of salvation are countless
blessings such as healing,provision, protection,
wisdom etc, and all the spiritual blessings in
Christ Jesus. So certainly when the Lord saves
us we can be "happy as can be" because our
"cup" is running over with all that God has
to offer us.

The Bible also talks about the cup of the wrath
of God.in Isaiah 51:22 God says, "See, I have
taken out of your hand the cup of trembling, the
dregs of my cup of fury; You shall drink it no
more." Those who will not receive God's gift
of eternal life will have to taste of the cup
of the wrath of God. Revelation 14:9-10 says,
" If anyone worships the beast and his image,
and receives his mark on his forehead or on
his hand, he himself shall also drink of the
cup of the wine of the wrath of God which is
poured out full strength into the cup of His
indignation." It is my prayer that whoever
reads this writing will receive with joy the
cup of salvation and not the cup of the wrath
of God.

We may be called upon to take "the cup of
suffering" by partaking of persecution for
Jesus sake; however, He has promised to go
with us through the flame or flood and it
will be worth it all when we see Christ.