2025-01-25
Fresh StartsNew Wine New Wineskins
Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.
Jesus taught that new wine requires new wineskins to contain it.
Old wineskins can't contain new wine because they lack flexibility and will burst. Jesus was teaching that His new covenant couldn't be contained in old religious structures. When God does something new in our lives, we often need new structures, habits, and mindsets to sustain it.
For Today
Consider what old wineskins in your life need to be replaced to hold the new thing God is doing.
Prayer
Lord Jesus, help me recognize where I need new wineskins for the new wine You're pouring out. Give me flexibility to embrace Your new work. Amen.