“You become my delicious feast even when my enemies dare to fight. You anoint me with the fragrance of your Holy Spirit; you give me all I can drink of you until my cup overflows...only goodness and tender love pursue me all the days of my life. Then afterward, when my life is through, I’ll return to your glorious presence to be forever with you!” (Psalm 23: 5-6 TPT).

            The cup of God overflows with His goodness. We can never get to the end of God. He is always overflowing. When Moses asked God to show him His glory, the Lord answered him, “...I will cause all my goodness to pass before you, and in your presence I will pronounce the name of Adonai...” (Exodus 33:19 CJB). God’s glory is wrapped up in His goodness.

            God has promised never to leave us dry, because He “will liberally supply (fill to the full) (our) every need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:19 AMPC). God’s cup of goodness has given us a future and forgiven our past through the death and resurrection of His precious Son, Jesus.

             Judges 14 tells the account of a young lion attacking Samson on his way to the city of Timnah in the Judean Foothills. The Spirit of the Lord came upon him, he tore the animal apart with his bare hands, continued on to the city, and then returned home.
           
             When he returned several days later, a swarm of bees had produced honey in the lion’s carcass. From this experience, Samson formed a riddle. “Out of the eater came something to eat. Out of the strong came something sweet” (Judges 14:14 ESV).

            Whatever we’re facing, God is not going to leave us there. Because of His goodness, out of the lion, out of the attack, comes the honey. Hell’s plan is to get us to focus on what we don’t have. That’s what Satan did in the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve’s cup was overflowing with everything they needed, but Satan focused their eyes on what they didn’t have and questioned God’s goodness.

            Are we sipping from God’s overflowing cup, or are we slurping? If we’re drinking deeply from the goodness, kindness, and mercy of God, nothing will overcome us.
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            If we’re a sipper, we’ll sit and stare when problems arise. If we’re a slurper, we’ll shout and praise, because with God, our cup runs over. Which one are you?

        Often, Jesus will ask us for something small to unlock something greater. In John 4, Jesus asked the woman at the well for a drink of water. Jews had no dealings with the Samaritans, and saw them as a mixed-race people. The hostility between the two groups ran deep.

        The woman may have thought Jesus was audacious to ask her for a drink. But He did not hesitate to make His request. He knew He was going to offer her something far greater than what He was asking for.

        In John 6, Jesus asked for a boy’s lunch to feed a multitude. The small lunch the boy gave up fed thousands.

        Jesus told a blind man to go and wash in the pool of Siloam. I’m sure Jesus could have healed him then and there, but the man’s act of obedience gained him his sight.

        In 1 Kings 17, Elijah asked a widow in Zarephath during a famine for a drink of water and a piece of bread. She was gathering sticks to make her last meal before she and her son died.

      But she chose to obey, and through her obedience, Elijah, and the woman and her family, were sustained through the draught.

        Miracles can come our way, even when we’re not searching for them. The Samaritan woman was not searching for God. The Zarephath widow wasn’t expecting a miracle. Their obedience unlocked the door to miracles.

        I recently read about a Christian man who was visiting a woman he hadn’t seen in years. She was celebrating a birthday. He asked the Lord to guide him as to what gift he should bring. The Lord led him to a framed picture of the Confederation Bridge, which connects Prince Edward Island to New Brunswick.

        When the man gave the woman the gift, she began to cry. That morning, she had asked the Lord about her purpose and calling. The longing of her heart was to do His will.

        God spoke to her that day and told her she was a “bridge connector” – someone who links people together for divine purposes. The photograph confirmed the word she had received from God.

        What God asks of us may seem small, or even unreasonable. But if we choose to obey, our act of obedience can be the key that unlocks blessings for others, as well as ourselves.
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        God often uses the release of what we hold in our hand to loose what He holds in His.