Luke 5:33-39
“Notice what you notice.” Even in my pain-med fog…! And no one after drinking old wine desires new, for he says, ‘The old is good.’ (Luke 5:39, ESV) Other translations say “The old is good enough” (NASB) and even “The old is better” (NKJV). Which translation we use is not so crucial. Even the weakest, “The old is good enough”, makes Jesus’ point. The Pharisees and scribes were not looking for some new teaching or some new doctrine – and certainly they were not looking for a new leader! What they had in Jerusalem was “good enough”.
I have often identified with the Pharisees on this item. I am typically suspicious when some new teaching comes along, or even when we change something up at our church. Wasn’t the old “good enough”? I can imagine many Episcopalians are suspicious of these new Anglicans and are unwilling to look into it, to move forward. From my perspective, it’s their loss. But I am sympathetic to their situation, especially those we left behind at our old church. They don’t know what we’ve got.
Enough for today…
Blessings!