Wine of Kings

The Storehouse does not only store grain; it also preserves wine, drawn from the winepress and reserved for appointed times.  Wine speaks of maturity, wisdom, and royal counsel.  While grain sustains life, wine governs life.  It is not for infants, but for kings—those called to rule, decide, and discern.

Christ is the true Vine, and every legitimate vineyard draws its life from Him (John 15:1). In the New Covenant, spiritual fathers steward vineyards, not taverns.  They do not dispense cheap wine for momentary excitement, but royal wine—aged, tested, and prepared through labour.  Scripture says, “Wisdom has built her house, she has hewn out her seven pillars; she has slaughtered her meat, she has mixed her wine, she has also furnished her table” (Prov 9:1–2).  This is wine mixed by wisdom, not wine that intoxicates.

This wine does not make one drunk; it makes one clear.  It sharpens judgment and enables governance.  It is the wine of kings, empowering believers to resolve real matters—finances, marriages, leadership decisions, and disputes.  Solomon demonstrated this when two women contended over one child.  His wisdom was not emotional, but judicial, discerning truth where chaos reigned (1 Ki 3:16–28).  This is the effect of royal wine.

Royal wine is also vintage wine, reserved for honour.  Esther was brought into the king’s house and served the king wine—symbolic of access, favour, and strategic influence.  Jesus revealed this principle at the wedding in Cana.  Six waterpots, used for purification, were filled and transformed into wine.  The master of the feast declared, “You have kept the good wine until now” (John 2:10).  This was not mere celebration; it was wisdom released to navigate covenant transition.

Fathers labour in the vineyard, fetching new wine from the cluster – the city church; the Body of Christ.  This requires updated wineskins—renewed structures, refined thinking, and corporate alignment.  New wine cannot be poured into old frameworks without loss.  Apostolic fathers continually prepare vessels capable of carrying present truth.  Only the Father-Son wineskin can contain this royal wine–the wine He has preserved for us!

Paul understood this when he said, “I am already being poured out as a drink offering” (2 Tim 4:6).  Wine is poured out for others; it is never hoarded.  Fathers share their wisdom.   In the storehouse of wine, wisdom flows from Christ the Vine, through spiritual fathers, to equip sons to reign.  This is not the wine of escape, but the wine of responsibility, maturity, and kingship.

Luke 5:38 But new wine must be put into new wineskins, and both are preserved.