Psalm 23:5 (NKJV) ~ “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over.”
There’s something sacred about being invited to a table. Whether it’s a table of celebration, covenant, or restoration, when your name is called and a seat is prepared, it speaks of value, intention, and identity. But the table God prepares is different. It’s not earned. It’s not random. It’s reserved, crafted with your name on it, covered with purpose, and overflowing with what you didn’t know you needed.
Maybe you’ve asked yourself, “Why am I still waiting?” or “What am I still doing here?” But the truth is: there’s a table that’s been prepared just for you. Not for who you pretended to be, but for who God knows you are becoming. The question is not whether the table is ready. The real question is, are you? Many people miss their moment because they’re waiting for ideal conditions. They let fear talk them out of obedience. They stand near the door but never sit down.
Luke 14 reminds us that many are invited, but excuses keep them from responding. Some cite relationships, careers, or personal matters. But beneath every excuse is the same root: fear, pride, or delay. And in the kingdom of God, delay can become disobedience if we keep choosing our comfort over our calling. But here’s the grace: your seat is still open. God hasn’t canceled your reservation.
He’s still calling you to the table, not just to observe, but to receive. Not just to nibble, but to feast. And once you sit, something begins to happen. The meal is not random. Each course is intentional. God begins to place on your plate the very things your soul has needed but your flesh has resisted, truth, correction, healing, maturity, and preparation.
There will be moments when what He serves doesn’t look like what you prayed for. It might be wrapped in a waiting season or seasoned with discomfort. But trust the One who prepares the table. He doesn’t serve you to satisfy your feelings, He serves to strengthen your future. And then comes the deeper test, not just of obedience, but of endurance.
You must learn to stay until you’re full. Many come to the table, taste a few blessings, and leave prematurely. But those who remain, those who dwell, are the ones who are transformed. Philippians 1:6 reminds us that God finishes what He starts. Isaiah 40:31 promises that those who wait on the Lord will renew their strength. Fullness is not for the rushed. It’s for the rooted.
And when you’ve stayed, when you’ve surrendered, trusted, and eaten the Word until it becomes life in you, God does something undeniable. He causes your enemies to witness your feast. You don’t need to fight for vindication when your seat speaks louder than your silence. God doesn’t remove your enemies; He prepares your table in front of them. It becomes a prophetic scene: the oil flows, the cup overflows, and the enemy can do nothing but watch.
But this table is not just about being filled. It’s about being poured out. What you’ve received is now meant to overflow into others. John 7:38 says that rivers of living water will flow from within those who believe. That means you become a well. A vessel. A fountain of the very grace you once had to wait for. You begin to serve what you once sat under. You become the evidence of what staying at the table will do.
So, rise but rise slowly. Rise with reverence. Rise with power. Rise knowing that the table changed you. And now that your cup runs over, someone else is waiting for your overflow. You are no longer just the one being fed. You are the one being sent. The table was never the end. It was the beginning.
Let’s Pray:
Father, Thank You for calling me to the table. Thank You for reserving a seat with my name on it, even when I didn’t feel worthy, even when I was tempted to walk away, even when fear tried to convince me I had missed my moment. Thank You for being patient with me, for not removing my place, for keeping the invitation open while You worked on my heart. Today, I surrender every excuse. I break agreement with fear, shame, comparison, and delay. I come boldly, humbly, but boldly, to the table You’ve prepared. And I choose to stay. I will not walk away because it’s unfamiliar. I will not push away what You serve because it challenges me. I trust that what You feed me is what I need. Even if it stretches me, it will sustain me. Even if it convicts me, it will complete me. Father, give me the strength to remain. Anchor my soul in Your presence. Quiet every lie that tells me I’m behind. Remind me that You’re not just feeding me for the moment, You’re preparing me for the mission. I ask for spiritual endurance. I ask for fresh hunger. I ask for deeper understanding. And I declare I will not leave this table until I am full of purpose, full of healing, full of revelation, and full of peace. Lord, I thank You for the oil. I thank You that it drips from my head, saturates my identity, and silences every accusation. I thank You that the enemy has no access to this seat. I thank You that You fight for me, not with weapons, but with presence. You prepare. You protect. You provide. And now, as my cup runs over, I ask You, show me where to pour. Let me be a table for others. Let me feed what You’ve given me to feed. Let me live as one who’s been filled. No longer striving. No longer starving. But seated, secure, sent. This table changed everything. And I will never be the same again. Who needs the overflow? Who needs the word, the healing, the testimony, the love that You’ve placed in me? In the Name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen!
Blessings…
Love, Minister Jean
Have A Blessed Weekend…
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