Newness

New: New. Old: Old.

18 Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. Some people came and asked Jesus, “How is it that John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees are fasting, but yours are not?”

19 Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? They cannot, so long as they have him with them. 20 But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and on that day they will fast.

21 “No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. Otherwise, the new piece will pull away from the old, making the tear worse. 22 And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins.”-Mark2:18-22

Jesus said, "You cannot serve both God and mammon." We cannot wade on two rivers. When we repented and reconciled with God, we have to move onwards to God. Yes, we may stumble along the way, but we must continue walking on the path leading to God. It is so wrong to continue the cycle of sin. We have to be strong in embracing change. The other day, I saw on TV how a lady stole a million-worth of jewelries. She was fortunately caught by the police. She wailed, asked for forgiveness, pleaded for mercy and vowed not to do it again. And yes, it was given to her. The case was withdrawn. Unfortunately, she committed it again and again, same act, same theft, same sin on so many innocent people. I am not judging her nor condemning her, but I do pray she remain true to her words of mercy and vowing not to sin again. Jesus is encouraging us to embrace change in our thoughts, actions, words and in within our hearts. Let not change only in words alone, but in every cell of our body.

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