Note: In Meditation
posts, I will be sharing the lessons and insights I have personally gained from
studying and meditating on God’s Word. Please note that these are from my
personal viewpoint. I am aware that God may reveal many different insights to
different people from the same verse or passage. That is what makes the Bible
alive! So don’t stop searching for God’s own personal revelation to you.
Verse five: Thou
preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my
head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Think about that
for a moment. Wouldn’t it be cool for God Himself to prepare a banquet? And
when God prepares a banquet, it won’t be a simple meal—it will be a feast! All
this in front of your enemies. David goes on expressing how God honors this
person: “Thou anointest my head with oil.” During the time of the ancient
Hebrews, anointing a person with oil is also a mark of hospitality, an act of
honoring the guest. So God sets up an elaborate feast for us, and even honors
us as guests by anointing us with oil. David accurately says, “My cup runneth
over.” This is more than we will ever need.
Would God do
this to anyone? I believe He would only do this for those who faithfully follow
in His steps. Just as 1 Samuel 2:30 states, God honors those who honor Him. In
Proverbs 29:23 and 22:4, God promises to reward the humble. The prospect of God
honoring us would make “turning the other cheek” easier, wouldn’t it? The
people who mistreat us today will soon watch us be honored by the Lord, if only
we would faithfully develop the character of Christ.
Blessings,
Nathanael Chong
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