~ New Wine In New Wineskins ~
Introduction ~ This
series will aid us in understanding some of the many dimensions of possessing new
life through the work of Jesus Christ found in the New Testament (or New
Covenant). The theme for this series is from the book of Lamentations where we
find a great summary verse about our gracious and faithful God.
New
Mercies
~ “Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail
not. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. ‘The Lord
is my portion,’ says my soul, ‘Therefore I hope in Him!’” (Lamentations
3:22-24).
Scripture ~ “And Jesus
said to them, ‘Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn as long as the
bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be
taken away from them, and then they will fast. No one puts a piece of unshrunk
cloth on an old garment; for the patch pulls away from the garment, and the
tear is made worse. Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins, or else the
wineskins break, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But they
put new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved’” (Matthew
9:15-17; see also Mark 2:22; Luke 5:37-38).
Comment ~ The key to
this passage is to realize that it begins with a question: Why don’t Jesus’
disciples fast like they and the Pharisees do? Jesus answers with word
pictures.
~ Robert
Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT
LIFE NOW blog.
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Bible Version:
Quotations are from the NKJV unless otherwise noted. Emphasis is added.
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