When my daughter comes to me, asking for juice or chocolate milk in her favorite cup, I most often oblige. Her one request following, always remains the same: "Fill it up to the tippy-tippy top!" Most of the time, however, I know she does not need a full cup of sugary drink, so I fill it to the appropriate amount (in my opinion). This is considered, by most people, good parenting. I give her what she needs, not what she wants.
I was reminded the other day that I often ask God to fill my cup to the "tippy-tippy top," too. But, God is not like me (thankfully). He is completely Holy. Set apart. Different. He instead hears my plea and answers quickly. He doesn't see a half-way filled cup as even an option. He fills my cup until it's overflowing--He goes past the "tippy-tippy top."
Ps. 116 "What shall I render to the Lord for all his benefits to me? I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord."
Ps. 23 "You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows."
I need only to lift my cup up and ask, continually. He will always fill me, because it's for my good. He's not a human like me, deciding that only a little bit of Him is enough. He's God, and He's already given all of himself to me in Jesus. With faith like a child--even just like my own child--I hold my cup up today and ask, "To the tippy-tippy top, God?"
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