During Christmas of 1944 , american soldiers were dug in against the Germans . The dark , frozen Belgian forest added to the bleak atmosphere . Morale was low , ammo was low and food supplies were low . But just when things looked the worst , general Patton's 3rd Army showed up almost out of nowhere . Patton's third army showed up almost out of nowhere .
The men who fought in the Battle of the Bulge and survived remembered many things about that strangest of Christmas holidays . Mostly they remembered the first hot food they'd had in six weeks . The steaming coffee overflowed . The bounty and some rest prepared them to win that battle . And then the war . Rest prepared them to win that battle , and then the war .
And Psalm 23 , 5 says you prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies . You anoint my head with oil . My cup overflows . That's the way life often works . Your back is to the wall and then God shows up , the reinforcements appear . Suddenly . The Holy Spirit lifts you up , mind , body and soul .
He feeds us with spiritual nourishment so that we can fight back against evil and prevail . Our cup overflows . If you're in a war , don't give up . It may not feel like it right here at the moment , but God is coming . Let's pray . Lord , you are always with us , and that is just one thing that makes you unique . We cannot live without you .
In you we thrive . It's in Jesus' name we pray , amen .