New Wine. (cracks appear)

Jesus said that cracks would appear and the old wine skin would be ruined, if we tried to pour new wine into it.

Often God seems to choose the most rejected and broken people. He choses what the world rejects to make a point, that the world in its pride and what it considers wisdom, is foolishness compared to God.

As the New Wine of God’s Spirit is poured out, CRACKS APPEAR. These must be addressed and healed otherwise they can lead to problems in the future. These areas are often to do with long standing rejection, they are often to do with PRIDE as we seek to WHITEWASH THE ISSUES.

One of the expressions of God’s New Wine is creatively communicated. Through art and music and written work we can begin to understand some of the facets of God’s character that we are not necessarily familiar with. “Avant garde’ and unusual ideas.

But as a matter of caution we must look at the problems in each of us that this reveals. For example our own insecurity and desire for control can make change difficult to handle.

As an example new and different expressions have often been seen in creative history but are often motivated by anger and rebelleous pride which in turn result in further problems.

Like a volcano there are deep cracks and fissures beneath the surface which, when pressure builds up, leads eventually to disruption and destruction.  The bible says that... bitterness defiles many. We must overcome these problems. Be healed of them.

As God pours out His new Wine among us, let us look at the problems that it reveals, perhaps they are long unhealed areas.