Lent Meditations
40 Days in the Vineyard
Day 32: So that you might go and bear fruit, fruit that will last
Vineyards exist for one purpose: fruit. But the grapes cannot just be left on the vine. Some grapes are dried and become raisins. Some grapes are fermented and turned into wine, which will allow the fruit to last for quite some time!
Day 38: This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.
Just like a new vine that is propagated from an old vine, Jesus becomes the true vine with a new root system, yet still connected to the original. The old covenant is not abolished but fulfilled with the new covenant Jesus brings.