DRINK UP.
NOTE: This is not encouragement to drink alcoholic beverages under the age of 21, or consume alcoholic beverages while operating machinery or vehicles.
Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, cutting off his right ear. (The servant’s name was Malchus.)
Jesus commanded Peter, “Put your sword away! Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?”
Then the detachment of soldiers with its commander and the Jewish officials arrested Jesus...
John 18: 10-12 NIV
We all have a cup to drink. We are sinful people, and we mess up daily, straying from the plan that God has set out for us. Jesus did nothing wrong, but drank His cup anyway, leading to death on a cross.
Maybe I'm losing a few of you. I'm talking about a figurative cup, obviously, one that is bitter and distasteful. God gives us mercy for our sins because of His Son, but in this world, Jesus states that we WILL have hardships. Sometimes hardships are in His plan, and like Jesus, we should take our cups and drink them, trusting in better days to come with Jesus.
Does that make sense?
Every person's cup is different, and it would be impossible for me to name what everyone has to do along with drinking their cup. Maybe it's forgiving that person that is hard to forgive. Maybe it's reaching out of our comfort zones to people that need Jesus. Whatever it is, we shouldn't fight back, like Simon Peter did. Instead, we should simply drink up.
Dear God,
Following Your plan is hard. We have to give up our wants and desires and direct our thoughts and actions to You. Please guide us, God. Please be with us every step of the way as we give away our selfishness and humble ourselves through You, God.
It's in Your Son's forgiving Name that we pray,
Amen.
NOTE: This is not encouragement to drink alcoholic beverages under the age of 21, or consume alcoholic beverages while operating machinery or vehicles.
Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, cutting off his right ear. (The servant’s name was Malchus.)
Jesus commanded Peter, “Put your sword away! Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?”
Then the detachment of soldiers with its commander and the Jewish officials arrested Jesus...
John 18: 10-12 NIV
We all have a cup to drink. We are sinful people, and we mess up daily, straying from the plan that God has set out for us. Jesus did nothing wrong, but drank His cup anyway, leading to death on a cross.
Maybe I'm losing a few of you. I'm talking about a figurative cup, obviously, one that is bitter and distasteful. God gives us mercy for our sins because of His Son, but in this world, Jesus states that we WILL have hardships. Sometimes hardships are in His plan, and like Jesus, we should take our cups and drink them, trusting in better days to come with Jesus.
Does that make sense?
Every person's cup is different, and it would be impossible for me to name what everyone has to do along with drinking their cup. Maybe it's forgiving that person that is hard to forgive. Maybe it's reaching out of our comfort zones to people that need Jesus. Whatever it is, we shouldn't fight back, like Simon Peter did. Instead, we should simply drink up.
Dear God,
Following Your plan is hard. We have to give up our wants and desires and direct our thoughts and actions to You. Please guide us, God. Please be with us every step of the way as we give away our selfishness and humble ourselves through You, God.
It's in Your Son's forgiving Name that we pray,
Amen.
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