Matthew 9: 16-17

                “No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch pulls away from the garment, and the tear is made worse. Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins or else the wineskins break, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But they put new wine into new wineskins and both are preserved.”

The trouble with most walks in Christ is that we forget that His yoke is easy and His burden light.   We take it upon ourselves, but forget to give our burdens up to Him in return. So it comes to no surprise when we find ourselves overwhelmed and eventually burnt out. We began to believe that the pursuit of righteousness is too much to bear.    By not making that exchange we are trying to balance Christ with the world. It can’t be done; no man can serve two masters.  

The above passage is an illustration used to convey a message, but given from two different perspectives to ensure the point is reached to it intended audience. In comparison we find that the old garment and the wineskins are the same and it can be inferred that they are used to represent man. The same goes for the piece of unshrunk cloth and the wine; they are synonymous with one another representing Christ.