God’s Big Vision

"Do not put new wine into old wine skins." Matthew 9:17

In Jesus' day, newly made wine was put into new pouches of goat's leather. There it would ferment, bubble, expand, and the leather would expand with it. If new wine was placed into an old pouch, the wine would release gases and the leather would burst at the seams and the wine would spill out.

Jesus got into trouble with the Pharisees and a lot of other Jews because His teachings were the "new wine", which they tried to fit in the "old wine skin" of their traditional way of thinking. It didn't mean the old wine was bad. It just meant we should always be making new wine!

We started our business in a little shop along Tomas Morato. We were very content there. After several years, the owners of the building wanted us out, and this made us anxious and perplexed about what to do next. We were able to find a place along Roces Avenue, where our building stands today. Looking back, we know it was God, with His big plans and a new vision for our business which wouldn't fit in the small location and our comfortable ways. He was pushing us out of our "old wine skin" mind set!

The Holy Spirit is always doing something new and fresh in the Church. We shouldn't allow ourselves to be too set in our ways that we are blind to God's Spirit that always wants to renew the face of the earth. Let us embrace God's BIG vision, be open to moving with Him in this pilgrimage towards the New Jerusalem. I'm sure it's going to be exciting all the way!