Fill My Cup Lord

Created by Carole Weaver

'You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over.' Psalms 23:5 (NKJV)

Ever so often we need times of refreshing. In the hot noonday sun of Samaria a Jesus Christ sat by the well. By and by a Samaritan woman came to fetch water and to refresh herself of thirst. Jesus Christ engaged her in conversation of thirst and much quenching water. Jesus requested this Samaritan for a drink, which surprised her because Jews would have nothing to do with Samaritans. 

As she delivered water to Him, Jesus told her that He will give her living water and after drinking she will never thirst again.

"Anyone who drinks this water will soon become thirsty again. But those who drink the water I will give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling stream within them, giving them eternal life." John 4:13-14. (NLT) 

Like this woman, we are at times physically and spiritually dehydrated. Those of us who have gone for long route marches, know what it is to feel thirsty. We long for the water bottle decanter of ice cold water. That is physical thirst and in a way it indicates to us what it feels like to be profoundly deprived. 

But there is also a spiritual deprivation and a profound craving, a spiritual thirst. That spiritual thirst, only God can satisfy. 

'As the deer longs for streams of living water, so I long for you, O God. I thirst for God, the living God.' Psalm 42:1-2a (NLT)

'When the poor and the needy search for water and there is none, and their tongues are parched from thirst, then I, the Lord, will answer them. I, the God of Israel, will never abandon them. I will open up rivers for them on the high plateaus. I will give them fountains of water in the valleys. I will fill the desert with pools of water. Rivers fed by springs will flow across the parched ground.' Isaiah 41:17-18 (NLT)

This is the living water that Jesus said He will give that Samaritan woman, the living water that will quench us until we will never thirst again. 

 

 'Jesus replied, "If you only knew the gift God has for you and who you are speaking to, you would ask me, and I would give you living water." John 4:10 (NLT)

That living water will satisfy us in two ways. Firstly, it will be our salvation, the forgiveness of our sins and the restoration of a broken relationship between God and us. We will have streams of living water deep within us.

'Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds, "Anyone who is thirsty may come to me! Anyone who believes in me may come and drink! For the Scriptures declare, 'Rivers of living water will flow from his heart." John 7:37b-38 (NLT)

After the miracle of the loaves and fishes, feeding five thousand, Jesus said to believe in Him and He will give us the bread of life and living water. Jesus is our enduring satiation from hunger and thirst.

'Jesus replied, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty." John 6:35 (NLT)

Secondly, the living water will be our spiritual refreshment. In this earthly life, we will face trying and difficult times. In times like these, we can be physically and spiritually drained, sapped of our energy and there can be no inspiration for living. Sometimes we feel as though we are an empty tank, depleted of vitality.

Spiritual refreshment is the restoration of strength, vigour and liveliness. It is a relief after suffering and grieving. We need the living water to refresh us! 

'I will pour out water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants. They will spring up like grass in a meadow, like poplar trees by flowing streams.' Isaiah 44:3-4

Our strength will be renewed,

'But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.' Isaiah 40:31 

An unknown writer (Ref 1) wrote this poem, 'Fill My Cup Lord.'

When I am tired and weary

And I have lost my zeal,

Fill my cup Lord;

For I long to do Thy will.

When I get discouraged,

And my spirit needs to be renewed

Fill my cup Lord

So my soul may be rescued

When I am tempted by

Satan and one of his schemes,

Fill my cup Lord

So that I may see Your light as it brightly beams.

When sickness and sorrow

Comes my way,

Fill my cup Lord

For I know you're in control and they'll not forever stay.

Now, when I've resisted any

Temptations to do wrong,

You've filled my cup Lord!

For you abide in me and I in you; You've made me strong.

Like the woman at the well

I was seeking

For things that could not satisfy

And then I heard my Savior speaking

"Draw from My well that never shall run dry"

Fill my cup, Lord

I lift it up, Lord

Come and quench this thirsting of my soul

Bread of Heaven, feed me 'til I want no more

Fill my cup, fill it up and make me whole

There are millions in this world

Who are craving

The pleasures, earthly things of gold

But none can match the wondrous treasure

That I find in Jesus Christ my Lord

Fill my cup, Lord

I lift it up, Lord

Come and quench this thirsting of my soul

Bread of Heaven, feed me 'til I want no more

Fill my cup, fill it up and make me whole

Here's my cup, fill it up and make me whole 

So my brother if the things that this world gives you
Leave hungers that won’t pass away,
My blessed Lord will come and save you
If you kneel to Him and humbly pray— 

Fill my cup, Lord

I lift it up, Lord

Come and quench this thirsting of my soul

Bread of Heaven, feed me 'til I want no more

Fill my cup, fill it up and make me whole

Here's my cup, fill it up and make me whole 

'Fill My Cup, Lord,' fill it to the brim and overflowing. May my cup 'runneth' over.  

Lionel

Ref 1 https://slife.org/fill-my-cup-lord/