Mark 2:22
Now I am sure that putting newer wine into much older wine bottles is a bad idea. However, unless those bottles would be exceedingly old and brittle, the wine would likely not make the bottles break. So, what is Jesus talking about? Well, they most likely did not use bottles for wine in Jesus’ day. Any bottles produced in that day would be nothing like what we think of as a bottle today. They would be made of clay or some other handy material of that time.
The most likely solution here is that Jesus is speaking of wine skins. This is the meaning of the Greek term used here as well as in Matthew and Luke. Old wine skins could not be filled with newer wine without the risk of bursting. Either way, whether you prefer to read here bottles or skins, the meaning is the same. Jesus is giving a simple illustration to point out the incompatibility of trying to add the new into the old. The new was a complete replacement for the old. Jesus had not come to do away with the old law, but to fulfill it.
Bible Reading: John 19:1-20:31
Scripture Memory: James 5:18 “Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit.”
Prayer: Heavenly Father, may we never devalue our lives to the point that we think we have no time for your Word! May we always sit before that golden spout that Mary left the side of Martha for. Give us a sense of the importance of it in every situation as Paul had. Make us run to the familiar sound of your voice in its pages, which was such a blessing to Peter and John, James and Jude, Timothy and Titus. We could have no better company than those throughout history that have been given wholly to dependence upon your holy Word. Thank you for it! You are truly wonderful and your book shows us your glory. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ I pray and praise you, Amen.
Prayer Requests: Pray for travelling safety for those in the snow and ice today. Pray for our upcoming revival.
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