Glasses

People are like goblets. They are full of various beverages. Some are full of sports or entertainment. They can't wait until the season starts and their team has its first game or until the season finale of their favorite show! Others have love in them. The desire for romance. If they're single, they can't wait to be in a relationship! If they're in a relationship, they can't wait to be with their beloved. Some are filled with ambition. They're so excited about their future and they can't wait until they get their first big job. Some have loftier things in them like philosophy or religion. They love studying great thinkers and making conjectures about the nature of reality and of God. Most people are full of SOMETHING. On a rare occasion, you may come across someone who is empty. It's not usual. We feel that part of what makes us human is that we are full of something. A goblet is made to contain liquid. Humans are meant to be full of something that they believe is truly great.

What kind of people does God use? God uses those who are empty. They realize that they have nothing. They realize that no liquid seems to be quite great enough to be filled with. They are empty. They are in anguish of spirit because they are empty.

But being empty isn't enough. Paul makes it plain that God primarily uses those who are weak and small. But just because you are weak and small doesn't mean you will be used of God! If a cup is empty, it is a great shame! Because it's true! God DID create us to be filled with something. Realizing that nothing the world has to offer is quite up to par is wise; but simply remaining empty and weak and broken isn't enough. You have to come before Christ in your emptiness, begging Him to fill you with His Spirit. People weren't meant to be filled with someTHING; they were meant to be filled with someONE.

So if you're full of something this world has to offer, EMPTY YOURSELF! If you're empty... praise God! But know that emptiness is not enough. No benefit is garnered by simply being empty. You MUST be filled with the right beverage. So praise God if you're empty, but don't be satisfied being empty. Nobody enjoys anything about an empty cup. Come before the One who is willing to put into your heart "rivers of living water." Come. Drink. Be filled.