MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 2010 GOD'S RESPONSE TO LIST-MAKERS (OLD WINE SKINS) When challenged about rules, regulations,
and stipulations, Jesus answered with this word picture: "No one sews a patch
of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch will pull away from the
garment, making the tear worse. Neither do men 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" (Matthew 9:16-17).
The new patch and the new wine Jesus
described alluded to His message of heart transformation. Jesus came to start an
uncontainable revolution.
What rules, regulations, and stipulations have you added to or
subtracted from the Restorer's message? Have you tried to contain the kingdom
of heaven to a certain worship style during one hour on a particular day of the
week in the same building? You might be trying to pour new wine into old wine
skins.
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