New Wine

New Wine

Matthew 9:17 “Neither do people pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst; the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”

Have you ever felt so frustrated with behavior patterns or cycles you found yourself in? I found myself feeling that way; constantly frustrated in a season and praying for God to do a new thing, but not seeing it come to past. The LORD revealed to me that He can't do new things in me, if I'm still having old mindset and behavior patterns.

In the context of the scripture, Jesus was asked a question about why his disciples didn't fast. Jesus then spoke to them this parable. After doing a little research of my own, I read that in that time, wine was stored in animal skin- mostly goat skin. Since wine expanded when stored, they couldn't put new wine into an old wine skin because it would burst. Jesus was giving an example of him doing a new thing and giving grace, so that their old religious behavior patterns would be gone, and they can accept the new, which is Christ.

I believe that's what Jesus want us to also see today. He can't do a new thing in our hearts and lives if we are still trying old strategies & practices. If He tried to do a new thing while we are still holding onto old, we would be like the old wineskin and simply could not hold it. It's time to let God do a new thing!

Prayer: Lord, I ask that you will help me to see the old things i'm trying to bring into the new. Help me to accept you, your grace, and all that you're wanting to do with my life today. In Jesus name, Amen!

Love, your Daughter💕