"The natural man has a 'wine' of his own. There is a carnal happiness enjoyed which is produced by 'the pleasures of sin' - the merriment which this world affords. But how fleeting this is! How unsatisfying! Sooner or later this 'wine,' which is pressed from 'the vine of the earth' (Rev. 14:18), gives out. The poor sinner may be surrounded by gay companions, he may be comfortably circumstanced financially and socially, yet the time come when he discovers he has 'no wine.' Happy the one who is conscious of this. The discovery of our own wretchedness is often the turning point. It prepares us to look to that One who can furnish the true 'wine,' the 'good' wine, and that is the Lord Jesus Christ. He can satisfy the longing of the soul. He can quench the thirst of the heart. He can put a song into thy mouth which noteven the angels can sing, even the song of redemption. What then must you do? What price must you pay? Ah, dear friend, listen to the glad tidings of grace: 'Repent ye, and believe the Gospel.' (Mark 1:15)"
A.W. Pink.
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