In our daily Bible reading we read the parable of the ten virgins. Then Greg Laurie's devotional happened to be on the same topic. "We have all played the childhood game, Hide-and-Seek, where one person closes his or her eyes while the others hide. My favorite part of the game comes after you count to 20 and get to yell, "Ready or not, here I come!" In a sense, that is what Jesus is saying in the Parable of the 10 Bridesmaids: "Ready or not, here I come!" In this parable, Jesus compares His second coming to 10 bridesmaids who "took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom" (Matthew 25:1). Five of the bridesmaids had oil in their lamps and were ready. The other five had no oil in their lamps and weren't prepared to meet the bridegroom. The five unprepared bridesmaids went to buy oil at the last minute, the bridegroom appeared and took everyone who was ready in with him to the marriage feast.
Suddenly, the five unprepared bridesmaids found themselves locked out and saying, "Sir, open the door for us!" (verse 11). But the bridegroom could only reply, "I don't know you!" (verse 12). This parable is a warning to be ready for the Lord's return. You might describe it as a wake-up call from God."
So today I am asking myself am I prepared? Do I live each moment of each day totally ready for my bridegroom to come? I hope so, but I am afraid not always as much as I should. How do you prepare yourself?
2 comments:
Good post. I need to prepare myself.
Prayer, prayer, prayer.
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