Music has always moved me. Always spoken to me on a level deeper than just simple words set to musical notes. God very regularly speaks to me through music. In what became one of the darkest seasons of my life, God gave me songs to encourage me and speak truth over me.
This one in particular was the first one that left me speechless and basically a weepy mess. In the midst of the worst of the situation, the word that came to my mind was crushed. I felt crushed. I felt that I had been shattered into a million little pieces. The weight of my sorrow had crushed me. And then I heard this song by HIllsong.
In the crushing
In the pressing
You are making new wine
In the soil I now surrender
You are breaking new ground
So I yield to You and to Your careful hand
When I trust You I don’t need to understand
Make me Your vessel
Make me an offering
Make me whatever You want me to be
I came here with nothing
But all You have given me
Jesus bring new wine out of me
In the crushing
In the pressing
You are making new wine
In the soil I now surrender
You are breaking new ground
Where there is new wine
There is new power
There is new freedom
The Kingdom is here
I lay down my old flames
To carry Your new fire today
I was baffled. Baffled by the kindness of God that the word that felt like defeat was actually a gateway to new level of intimacy with and reliance on God. Without the crushing and pressing of grapes, there would be no new wine. Without the pruning of branches, the vine doesn’t bring about new growth. Only God could redeem a breaking process. Only God could bring new wine out of crushing. Only God could bring a new season out of deep hurt. Only God.
Take a listen to the song below.
♥︎Jenna
This blog post is a part of a series called Rediscovering God for the Write31Days challenge to write every day in October. You can find links to all posts in my series here. If you want to know more about the Write31Days challenge, you can find out more at www.write31days.com.