“They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will rejoice in the bounty of the Lord – the grain, the new wine and the olive oil, the young of the flocks and herds. They will be like a well-watered garden, and they will sorrow no more” (Jeremiah 31:12).
When we are crushed like grapes, we cannot think of the wine we will become. The sorrow overwhelms us, makes us throw ourselves on the ground, facedown, and sweat drops of blood. Then we need to be reminded that our cup of sorrow is also our cup of joy and that one day we will be able to taste the joy as fully as we now taste the sorrow.
Perhaps you are in a crushed grape season of life. Whether due to your own mistakes or other circumstances of life, you are feeling the weight of the world. You have tried to hold up, but were eventually crushed.
Take heart. The crushed grape season is followed by the new wine season. You can’t have new wine until you have experienced crushed grapes.
Recovery Step: If you are a crushed grape, rejoice. The wine is on its way!
