Scripture: Matthew 25:1-13
The title for today is "The Parable of the Ten Virgins".Once again Jesus uses a story to tell us a very important message. The main point of this parable (and the last one Matthew 24:36-51) is that NO ONE knows the next time Jesus is coming back to earth. Not scientist. Not the Mayans. Not the guy on the street with the sign that says "The END Is Near". No one. As children of God we should already know this, so what I want to talk about is being prepared...And not just for the coming of God, but for certain things in your life.
In the scripture there are 5 ladies who are prepared because they bring extra oil, and 5 ladies who are not prepared because they don't bring oil for their lamp. When the bride's groom come the 5 ladies without oil have to rush off to find some and basically miss their men and their wedding. As a single woman I often think about my future husband and how I can't wait to get married and all that. But what I've noticed is I can't expect to have a man in my life if I'm not prepared. Before I started this fast I felt the constant need to be on SNS and text people because I felt alone. I had (have) issues with being single, because I don't like being alone. So I would constantly hop from one relationship to the next. However, I see now that God is letting me know that I am not prepared to be in a relationship, because I need to focus on me first. I thought the emptiness in my heart was caused by being single, but I now see that the emptiness was God telling me that I need to talk to with God. So now when I feel alone I talk to God, and afterwards I feel so much better. I have to put my faith in God and realize that He knows what is best for me because He knows my future. At this point in my life God is preparing me. Not only for a future husband but for SO many other amazing things He is going to do in my life. I might think God is saying no to my requests, but He is saying to be patient because I am not quite ready to handle all that God has to offer me. So let God prepare you so that when the time comes you are ready.
Also make sure you are ready for Christ return as well. Like I said before none of us know when that time is...So why not go ahead and be prepared now. So many times people will say, "I'll go to church next Sunday." "I'll accept Jesus into my heart once I finish acting crazy." "I'll start praying tomorrow..."
By doing and saying that are we really prepared? No. V12-13 tells us that we have to keep watch. And Matthew 24:44 says that we have to be ready. Procrastinating isn't helping ourselves. We have to prepare ourselves NOW, so we won't have any excuses not to be able to enter the kingdom of God. Yes, God does prepare us for many things, but not everything. Jesus coming back is something we have to prepare ourselves for by taking initiative and deciding to make our change today. Right now. Once we decide that God is going to be right by our side to help us. I heard a Pastor once say that if Jesus came back right now, would you be the man left in the field? Will you be the woman left grinding with a hand mill? Or will you be the one who is taken? If you are not 100% sure of that answer, then it is time to start preparing yourself.
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