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Friday, February 8, 2008
New Wineskins Needed
"When a person sews a patch over a hole on an old coat, that
person never uses a piece of cloth that is not yet shrunk. If
he does, the patch will {shrink and} pull away from the coat.
Then the hole will be worse. Also, people never pour new wine
into old wine bags. Why? Because the new wine will break the
bags, and the wine will be ruined with the wine bags. People
always put new wine into new wine bags."
-- Mark 2:21-22 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
Jesus wants us to know that being his follower is not just another
religious take on the same old religious agenda. Jesus wants us to know
that his words and his way of life are not just another new thing to
tack onto the same religious teaching. Jesus brings something new,
fresh, and comprehensive. To try to mix it into the other religious
interests in our lives is to miss the point. What Jesus brings is
bigger, bolder, and new! Let's realize that to call Jesus our Lord
means we surrender every part of our lives to him ... and that
ultimately means, we surrender the "religious" parts, too.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
LORD God Almighty, I offer you myself -- all of myself, body, soul,
Spirit, and mind -- to serve you. I want you to have complete rule in
my life. Please tear down any idols that I have so that only you reign
in my heart. Open my eyes to see your truth in fresh and new ways. In
Jesus' name. Amen.
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