CUP OF LIFE

THE CUP OF LIFE
If the fortunes of life were held in a cup, for some it would spill over while others would go thirsty. For B.C Lions football players last Sunday (yesterday), drinking champagne from the Gray Cup was the sweetest taste. After the final play and the Lions enjoying a score of 25 -14 over the Montreal Allouettes, the players couldn’t wait to get their hands on the coveted cup. And when they did get their turn they didn’t sip, they guzzled, allowing the frothy contents to spill over their bearded faces. I’m sure they would have loved to swim in it. One player was maxed out in his emotions. He expressed his feelings this way; “I don’t even know how to be that happy, it doesn’t get any better than this

As I think about this the day after the game, which by the way, in my opinion, turned out just the way it was supposed to, I remember that we don’t all drink out of the same cup nor do we drink the same drink Some people’s cup is half empty while others, more creative, look at their life in terms of a cup that is always half full. For many individuals life is like a broken goblet, which can never be refilled. For some, life’s cup is overflowing with wealth and popularity; while nearby I see a hand with an empty tin cup begging for mercy. One Man in history who had everything going for Him. His cup was filled with a bright future, with power and wealth that no one could match. He passed it by. Then he came to a cup that was very bitter. It contained all the evil and wickedness that has ever been practiced by human beings on this planet. He pushed it aside saying He couldn’t drink what was in that cup. It would kill Him. But if He would drink it , it would expunge all the evil in people’s hearts if they would believe that He did it for them.
He drank all of it. Thank you Jesus for the beautiful cup filled with blessings. It’s truly a trophy of your love and grace.