" Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ..." - Hebrews 13:21
I love cute coffee mugs and pretty teacups too. I have several different ones I've collected over the years. I drink coffee out of a bigger cup, just because I feel I really need a big cup for that. I tend to drink tea in a smaller cup. Just seems like teas should be sipped from a daintier cup or something. Not sure why. There is a certain type of cup I pick from the cupboard for hot chocolate too.
Maybe I'm just picky but for certain drinks, I like particular cups or mugs. Each one has specific details I like. What about us? What details do we have?
*Chipped or Whole
What kind of shape are you in? Feel like you've been battered around the sink a few times or tossed around in the dishwasher? The hot water of this world hitting you hard?
We all have some flaws or maybe we are a little bit damaged but God can make us whole. We don't have to dwell on our misfortunes but we can choose to allow God to use those things to mold our lives into what He wants. We are made up of our experiences but we don't have to allow them to slow us down in our Christian living. We need to go to the Lord for His Strength.
*Clean or Dirty
One thing I can't stand is to run the dishwasher and pull out a dish and it is still dirty. Why do we get upset about that? Because it is supposed to be clean and we expect it to be clean. None of us wants to drink out of a dirty cup or eat off a dirty dish.
What about us as Christians? We are supposed to be clean. We aren't supposed to have any crusty stuff or greasy slime of the world on us. We've accepted Christ. We are supposed to be living close to the Lord and living holy and clean lives.
*Empty or Full
Now some people may like pouring only a half a cup of coffee into their cup at a time but not me. I want a full cup. When I have hot chocolate, I definitely want a full cup of that. Love that stuff.
As Christians are we full of Christ? Or are we only partly full. Do we go to His Word constantly to be filled? Are we continually praying and communing with God? Are we allowing that filling of Holy Spirit?
*Decorative or Practical
I love pretty cups and mugs. I especially like those little tiny teacups that are just so dainty with pretty little etchings on them. Sometimes those decorative cups aren't too practical though. Maybe they are too tiny and won't hold enough to wet your whistle. Maybe they have funny little handles that are hard to grasp and hold. Maybe the paint on them will just rub off if they are used too much.
What about us as Christians? Will we hold up with use? How strong is our faith? Look at those faith heroes in Hebrews 11. We are capable of such big things for God but our faith has to be strong. Strong faith helps us survive the weight of this world.
*Seasonal or Everyday
I have some Christmas cups that I just love taking down to use. I've got some with cute snowmen, Christmas trees, and all kinds of pretty Christmas scenes on them. For it is a lot nicer to fill up a cup of hot chocolate into a pretty Christmas mug. I try to keep them just for around the holidays because I'd probable get tired of them so I pack them away in a box and it's out of sight. I keep my other cups where I can reach them and use them everyday.
What about us? Are we seasonal or everyday Christians? Do we just go to church every week, do a few good works, and say all the right things on the outside but really don't want to be used any more than that?
Remember what Paul told Timothy? "...be instant in season, out of season...".
I know you all heard of those "C&E" Christians who only attend church on Christmas and Easter but I'm not talking about that. We can attend church each week and still end up a "seasonal" Christian, only really serving the Lord when we see fit, when we feel like it, or when there's an activity going on at our church. We shouldn't be weekly Christians but we should be everyday Christians. We should be like the cups and mugs sitting in the front row of the cupboard, ready to be taken down and used.
I hope my cup has all the details that Christ wants me to have. Ready to be filled, used, faithful, and available so that everything I do is pleasing to Christ.
"Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen."- Hebrews 13:20, 21.
So what kind of cup are you?
Let's Pray:
Father,
We come to you asking that you keep our eyes open to your will. That you help us to keep our faith and serve you, not till we are just filled up, but that we be overflowing with your joy.
Amen.
With Love,
"B"
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