“No one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will
burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. No, he
pours new wine into new wineskins."
وَلاَ أَحَدَ يَضَعُ خَمْراً جَدِيدَةً فِي قِرَبٍ عَتِيقَةٍ، حَتَّى
لاَ تُفَجِّرَ الْخَمْرُ الْجَدِيدَةُ الْقِرَبَ، فَتُرَاقَ الْخَمْرُ وَتَتْلَفَ
الْقِرَبُ. إِنَّمَا الْخَمْرُ الْجَدِيدَةُ تُوْضَعُ فِي قِرَبٍ جَدِيدَةٍ».
Mark 2:22
Biblical scholars have many interpretations of this
parable Jesus told. I understand it to mean we cannot conform to the teachings
of Jesus unless we renew our thinking and unlearn what the secular world has
taught us; and continues to teach us; allow Him to heal the past and adopt His
way of thinking. Pouring His teachings into our saturated minds requires us to
first empty our minds of the secular teachings. The same way that you cannot
pour any new tea into a cup that is already full, the new tea will just end up
in the saucer. However if you empty the cup you can fill it with the new tea,
or the good news of the Gospel, if you will.
I invite you to repeat the
following prayer for yourself:
Abba
Father, thank You for Your abundant blessings. Lord, help me today to become a
new vessel. Help me through the Holy Spirit to release old thinking, old
habits, old pains, secular beliefs, and anything that would keep me from being
the best You created me to be for You. Strengthen me by Your Spirit and guide
me so that I can live my life in a way that pleases You. Make me into a new
vessel and pour Your Spirit into me. Jesus You are the vine and I am the branch
and I am nothing without You. Help me to abide in You. Jesus I pray in Your
precious Holy Name. Amen.
Wagdi Henein
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