S (Luke 5:38,39) But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved. And no one, having drunk old wine, immediately desires new, for he says, "The old is good."
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Jesus' perspective is all-inclusive. He knew of the necessary move from Old to New Covenants. he also knew that He created youthful energy that needs to stretch and experiment as a necessary component of learning responsibility. Old people, who learned responsibility by challenging a different culture, naturally grow competent and efficient--good. Saul's armor gradually became a great fit for Saul. The young David's of life need their own freedom, faith, and good fights so they too can define themselves in the Kingdom's Hall of Heroes.
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Juice, improperly structured and confined, becomes vinegar, which added to Jesus' pain on the cross. That describes lives without the structure of the Word and Spirit. Wine, without the shame of drunkenness or foggy-mindedness, illustrates walking in the power of the Holy Spirit. Unlike alcoholic walking, the Holy Spirit brings true freedom, boldness, and righteous.
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Lord, I pray for the competence and goodness that comes from patient, faithful, years of trusting and obeying You. There's no substitute for that. No shortcuts. I also pray for the wisdom to see beyond my own generational, cultural wineskin, and to appreciate what You're doing through generations before and after mine. I pray that I'm truly filled with Your Spirit.
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