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Daily Message
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I will anoint you with oil so your cup overflows.
Psalm 23:5 (WEB)
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil. My cup runs over.
In today's Scripture reference, King David declares that the Lord not only prepares a banquet for him in the presence of his enemies, but God also anoints his head with oil so his cup overflows. What a picture of abundance. Right in the midst of his enemies, David says that there are overflowing blessings.
I believe that the anointing God wants to pour out over our lives today will cause us to live a life of fullness, and others will benefit from the spillover of God's anointing in our lives. In many Christian circles, the focus is on what we can do for God—how hard we can work and how we can demonstrate our love for Him.
While all these things can be good in themselves, we are missing the point if we do them to earn His love somehow. In 1 John 4:19, the Apostle John says, "We love because He first loved us.” God initiates, and we receive. I believe that the key to living a life from a full cup is coming to the place where we learn to be good receivers from God.
The more love we can receive from Him, the more love will overflow in our lives. The more anointing He pours in us, the more it can be spilled to others. My prayer today is that we would all learn to become better receivers of the goodness and graciousness of our God and Father so that we might live our lives from a full cup that is continually overflowing.
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Responsive Prayer:
Father, I thank You for Your abundant, generous heart that continually fills me to overflowing with every good and perfect gift that comes from Your hand. Help me to stay aware of this ongoing infilling, even in the presence of those who might oppose me, and may that same overflowing splash onto them so they too may experience Your goodness.
In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.
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