Psalm 23:5
"Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over."
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Preparing a table before my enemies? It almost sounds like a "Ha ha. Who's got the last laugh now?" Because I don't imagine that my enemies are invited to join me? Or perhaps they are? Perhaps God brings enemies together in fellowship?
Anointing my head with oil - wasn't that a type of blessing in ancient days? I'm reminded of the prostitute who broke the vial of expensive perfume on Jesus' head. She was vilified for wasting money, but Jesus praised her action.
My cup runneth over - overflow/abundance of blessings. God gives even more than I need.
What a great verse to follow the previous one. I have passed through the valley of death (this mortal life) and found the riches of heaven. And because of Jesus' sacrifice, I can taste those promised riches even now.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You have anointed my head with oil; My cup overflows... Reading this verse makes me think about a verse in 1 Chorinthians chapter 11: "In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me." In fact, we have been anointed by Christ and through the new Covenant in His blood, we have become a new creation. How much thankfulness do we have toward Christ for saving us from eternal death? I pray that I will meditate upon His mercy of forgiving my sins and want to feel His love today....
My natural desire is usually NOT to hang out in the presence of those who threaten me in some physical, emotional or spiritual sense. So as with verses 2 and 4, I believe this verse continues to emphasize that we can entrust ourselves to the care of our Heavenly Shepherd in Heaven, even when we are compelled by our self-preserving instincts or tempted by our self-promoting desires to take a different course of action. If we give ourselves over to God and place our complete trust in Him, we can lead meaningful lives without having to constantly satiate our self-serving desires (e.g. gluttony) or wallow in our self-centered worries (e.g. pride).
As inherently economic-driven agents, almost all of us make decisions based on utility-maximization -- in other words, we behave in ways that maximize our benefit. In such a context, "my cup overflows" is an incredibly powerful notion for us. God is not just filling our "cups" to the brim, to the maximum. His idea of giving is not tied to secular notions of "maximum", "minimum," "scarcity," etc. Thanks to His unbounded love and grace, we have more than we can imagine when it comes to those things that really matter for our well-being. How much desire do we then have to desire? Yes, it might be nice to have a better-paying job, a bigger apartment, a fancier fishing rod, and so forth. But if there's a cup we'd ask God to fill for us, what kind of cup would it be? Isn't that the very cup the Lord has been filling?
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