The Two Cups

This devotional centers on the profound contrast between two cups: the cup of God's wrath that Jesus willingly drank in humanity's place, and the cup of blessing we now partake in through communion. Drawing from Jesus' agony in Gethsemane, it emphasizes that His prayer—'Let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will'—reveals both His human struggle and divine obedience. The cup He anticipated drinking was not symbolic wine, but the full weight of divine judgment intended for sinners, which He endured so believers might inherit the new covenant's blessings. Through His repeated prayer and ultimate surrender, Jesus fulfilled the Father's will, making fellowship with God possible. The message underscores both the cost of redemption and the deep gratitude we owe for being spared the wrath we deserved.