In reading today I'm trying to figure out the relationship between certain concepts. Why does Jesus mention patching old clothes with new cloth right after He mentions not fasting while the Bridegroom is here. What is the relationship there? And then, how does that relate to new wine in old wineskins? I just don't get it.
Maybe there is no relationship. Maybe these metaphors are meant to stand alone. They last two both refer to getting rid of old stuff in order to make room for the new. Well at least the wineskin one does. I think the clothes one just messes with me. In another Gospel, it says you don't mix new garments with old. So I'm going with that train of thought. When we begin to follow Jesus, we cannot put all the new we are receiving by the Spirit into the old that we have by the Flesh. No! We must make room for the new and throw out the old. And then once it has aged and matured, nothing is tastier that old wine.
"The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath."
The Sabbath is not something to enslave us. I know most people just ignore that commandment. I break it regularly - every Sunday in fact. But God gave us that day so we could rest. Not so we could do Him some sort of glory by our piousness. NO! We bring Him glory by taking away all the distractions and focusing only on Him. Doing homework on Sunday puts school before God. Making lesson plans on Sunday puts my job before God. Think about how you profane the Sabbath and what you are putting before God. Is it worth it? I know it's not in my life.
So I plan to change. My job is not more important than my God. I give my Sundays to you Lord!
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