5 Lord, you are my portion^[a]
and my cup of blessing;
you hold my future. (Psalm 16:5 CSB)

Do you believe that God holds your future?

If not, then you probably struggle with God being your portion and cup of blessing too.

Scripture is put together in such a way to represent all of the elements we need to both better know God and to teach us His ways. Too often we want to pick and choose various bits of scripture and not take it in its entirety, not put the pieces together. It is like we get this jigsaw puzzle called the Bible and then want to take out the prettiest pieces and put together a different picture.

No, even with such a brief glimpse of God as we get in today’s scripture we must read and accept it in its entirety. Thus, we look not at what we have in this life, but in what God gives as our portion. We look upon even a meager life as our cup of blessing and we know that, no matter what, God holds our future. The three elements go hand in hand. Our future is based upon the other elements.

The puzzle pieces of scripture create not just a beautiful picture but weave an intricate tapestry of our lives with God.