What does “anoint” mean? When King David was anointed, it was the ceremonial act to make him king. God had selected him.
I think the image of a cup overflowing is one of getting more than I know what to do with.
A merciful God has selected me and given me more than I can imagine. I believe that, and I believe he extends that to everyone.
But do these images line up with my life every day? No - at least not from how I see things. There are times where I’m in the terrible valley, and there are times when I experience overflowing goodness. These two opposing situations are in this very short Psalm – night and day. I think it’s why it has resonated with so many people over the centuries - it's reality.
This makes some sense of it for me (from John chapter 1):
In him (Jesus) was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not understood it …God shines in the darkest places and makes me his child – to inherit all he has.
… The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
Fridays | God desires mercy – I want to be merciful
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