Jesus Cares For Us

Jesus Cares For Us “But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.” 1st Timothy 6:11 Over the past ten years or so as I have been studying my Bible and seeking a closer walk with God, I have realized that the majority of my life was devoted to acquiring and obtaining the finer and nicer things in life, instead of being content and happy with things that would have met my needs but did not have the glamour or appeal. I remember the scene in the movie “Raiders of the Lost Ark, with Indiana Jones, where the man had to choose the cup that Christ used at the last supper. There were many cups on the table; most were gold or silver and very elaborate. These were the cups that most people would want and desire as they would have been worthy of a king. However the cup that Christ drank from was a very plain cup that was not impressive, but one that would have fitted the lifestyle of a carpenter. Just think that if we were in line at any event to get a cup of coffee, and we had to choose our cup from a table such as this, most of us would choose the most elaborate and expensive cup over the plain cup. I would also suspect that most people would be eyeing other people’s cup to see who got the best one. Now think about this: our life is the coffee, and the kind of person we are does not require any special cup or packaging. The jobs, houses, cars, things, money and our position in society is the cup. They are used to hold and contain our life. The type of cup we have does not define or change the quality of life that we live, but rather many times can contaminate it. So often we concentrate only on the cup, and fail to enjoy the coffee God has provided us. Just remember that God brews the coffee, not the cups. When you live your life following the way of our Savior the cup doesn’t matter, only the coffee matters to Jesus. My Daily Devotional Volume III May 14 Robert William Brock, Jr.