Are You A Sipper or a Slurper?

            
          “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?