Day 1 - Stretching Your Wineskin

Day 1: The Call to Leave Behind

Reading: Luke 5:27-28; Philippians 3:13-14

Devotional: Matthew left everything instantly when Jesus called. His lucrative tax-collecting career meant nothing compared to following Christ. What is God asking you to leave behind today? Perhaps it's not a job, but comfortable habits, old mindsets, or familiar routines that no longer serve your spiritual growth. The phrase "that very moment" challenges us to respond immediately to God's prompting rather than negotiating or delaying. Leaving behind doesn't mean our past was wasted; it means we're making room for something greater. True discipleship requires releasing our grip on what was comfortable to embrace what God has prepared. What "tax booth" are you sitting in that God is calling you away from? The new wine of God's purposes cannot fill hands already clutching yesterday's provision.