Fill My Cup - Today God Is First (2024)

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What does it mean for God to fill your cup? ›

I can continually, all day, come to Jesus and ask Him to fill my cup. We are to live as whole (full) people, overflowing with the life-giving water Jesus gives us. Being full, does not mean we are perfect and have our life together; it means that we recognize where our cup needs to be filled.

We must keep our cup full, so we can share with others. As you sit down to your routine cup of coffee or tea in the morning, let us be reminded that the true cup that we are called to keep full and share is our spiritual cup. This is the cup that brings us to eternal life.

I lift it up, Lord! Come and quench this thirsting of my soul; Bread of heaven, feed me till I want no more~Fill my cup, fill it up and make me whole!” In essence, the hymnist is simply saying, “I want more of You, Lord! I want more of Your presence, more of Your power, more of Your love, more of Your grace…

You treat me to a feast, while my enemies watch. You honor me as your guest, and you fill my cup until it overflows. Your kindness and love will always be with me each day of my life, and I will live forever in your house, LORD.

The “cup” is often used in the Bible as a figure of speech denoting some important spiritual doctrine. For example, there is the cup of sin and wickedness. “Ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter,” Jesus told the hypocrites, “but within they are full of extortion and excess” (Matthew 23:25).

You must fill your own cup before you can pour into others.” Everyone feels depleted and rundown at times. Pain can zap your reserves, and so can factors like depression, anxiety, stress, a busy schedule, caregiving, grief, and loss. Self-care is crucial for your emotional and physical health.

What does it mean to fill your cup? To fill your cup means to replenish those stores of mental, emotional, and physical energy. It means that you need to stop and recharge your batteries (contentquesting.com). For the past 6 months we have been living in what some people are calling “an alternative universe”.

fill your cup with joy. Fill it all the way to the top, and when life gets rough and dumps it out, just keep filling it back up. '”..“Keep what fills up your cup, because that's what's going to sustain you and help you when it spills, and maybe you'll get lucky enough that it spills over the top with all your joys.

"My cup runneth over" is a quotation from the Hebrew Bible (Psalms:23:5) and means "I have more than enough for my needs", though interpretations and usage vary.

These cups speak of bravery, fame, and great power. Many cups also speak of death. The cups in Isaiah and Jeremiah are the cups of God's wrath and destruction. Then there is Jesus' cup, a symbol of life filled with sorrows and joys that we can hold, lift, and drink.

What is the cup in Psalm 23 5? ›

The cup David depicts as overflowing may refer to the brimming cup the host provided or to the large cup a shepherd used to give water to thirsty sheep. Either interpretation leads to the conclusion that the Lord provides for us more generously than the heart can desire.

It usually means my coffee cup is empty and I'm asking my husband for a refill. But it's also become synonymous with taking care of myself before taking care of others. It's a reminder to engage in self-care.

"My cup runneth over" is a quotation from the Hebrew Bible (Psalms:23:5) and means "I have more than enough for my needs", though interpretations and usage vary.

This means that all who have believed are in God's family and have God as an inheritance. Paul makes this as an unconditional statement, that believers are “heirs of God.” David's use of the word cup goes beyond just a physical cup; God Himself is his cup. A cup here represents nourishment that leads to life.