New wine in new bottles

Jesus spoke about new wine being put into new
wineskins (Luke 5:37). The new wine is the life of
Jesus and the new wineskin is the church that Jesus
builds.
The New Wine
At the marriage in Cana, where Jesus was present,
the old wine ran out. The old wine was made with
human effort, over a period of many years – but it
could not meet the need. This is a parable of life
under the law – the old covenant. The old wine runs
out; and the Lord has to wait until it runs out before
He can give us the new wine. “For the Lord God
says: Only in waiting for Me will you be saved. …
but you say, We will get our help from Egypt (human
strength)! So you will be chased by your enemies. …
And the Lord is waiting for you (to come to an end of
yourself) and to come to Him, so that He can show
you His love; He will conquer you to bless you. …
Blessed are all those who wait for Him to help them’’
(Isaiah 30:15–18 - TLB).
When we have tried and tried and tried to live in
victory and failed repeatedly, this is the lesson that