My Heart’s Desire
It seems “off the cuff” to illustrate fermentation with soul matters; but travel with me a little bit. The fermentation process in wine-making transforms the grapes’ (fruit) juice sugar content into what is known as alcohol. Imbibing alcohol excessively affects normal, healthy brain function with negative outcomes such as difficulty walking, impaired memory, blurred vision, slurred speech and, over time, internal organ failure.
So, why is wine drinking still as socially popular today as it was in Jesus’ time? There is no harm when there is self-control. Wine, in Biblical times, was not drunk to “get drunk”. It was enjoyed socially, but it was also medicinal when swallowed in moderation. Some of the health benefits of red wine include: it’s rich in antioxidants (cell cleaners to keep us physically fit), lowers bad cholesterol thereby keeping the heart healthy, regulates blood sugar, reduces risk of cancer, helps treat common cold, keeps memory sharp, keeps one slim, reduces the risk of depression, and has positive effects on the digestive system.
Wasn’t wine recommended to Timothy by his spiritual father Paul in 1 Timothy 5:23? Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and your frequent infirmities. Here is where the treatment for digestive system troubles was made, but there is no indication as to whether the wine was fermented or unfermented pure grape juice.
Many folks rush in lust to suck down the fermented grape in excess—so much so as to lose their sobriety, which goes against God’s word according to these admonitions: Therefore, let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober (1 Thessalonians 5:6). But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation (1 Thessalonians 5:8). That the older men be sober, . . . , likewise exhort the young men to be sober-minded (Titus 2:2, 6).
Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age (Titus 2:12).
Christians are children of the
day—where there is light; not of the darkness as the sinful nature of night
portrays. Therefore, we cannot drink
what’s fermented, but that we only allow God’s word to ferment our hearts in
transforming its evil content into that which is “high” in the spirit. Graft
your heart inside the life-sustaining heavenly vine until it releases the
fruit-filled fragrances of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control which can only be produced by the
steps of harvesting, pressing, and fermenting into the Spirit of
holiness once everything fleshly is crushed by the intoxicating
presence of divinity flowing through you.
It’s all about you abiding in the vine! It’s all about Jesus fermenting your “wine”. You are His greatest miracle.
The wine kept in my heart is fermented in the Lord Jesus who is God’s Word (John 1:1-5). This fermentation has transformed my ungodliness into fruit of righteousness hand-picked by the Vinedresser, as He prepares me in His perfect time to pour out my wine saturating wherever He sends me. I get “drunk” on His word all the time because it keeps me “high” in the Spirit, and sharply sober on the ground!
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Reference for the
processes of making wine: www.worldsbestwines.eu:
A Detailed Guide to Winemaking.
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