Wineskins and mindsets
New wine must always be poured into new wineskins. — Luke 5:38
This verse is wrapped in the story when Jesus was asked why his disciples were not fasting like everyone else.
It's an illustration Jesus used to explain that the old is incompatible with the new. What Jesus was doing, the mission he was after, would not be received in an old mindset—an obsolete belief system.
The new wine Jesus was offering required a new wineskin.
Consider the tiny computer in your pocket. At some point, the phone can no longer receive the latest software update because the current software and hardware are outdated.
New features are waiting to be unlocked and experienced, but you can only share those once you get a phone to receive the update.
You can't receive a new revelation with an old mindset.
How can you expect to receive favor in your finances when the words out of your mouth and heart are "I'll never get out of debt"?
How can you expect to receive God's healing when your belief is "that's just the way it is"?
It's time to change out the wineskin to receive the new wine God has for you.