Matthew 25: 1-13 The wise and foolish virgins
I’m going at attempt to put up a little bible study/thought for the day/sermon type thing from time to time and this is my first attempt.
I was never a scout. Well, to be honest I did go to one meeting but I didn’t like it and so never went again. But if I had been a Scout I would have been a good one because just like a good scout I like to be prepared.
I’m one of those sad people who likes to think about as much detail as I can for something and then make some kind of plan for it. I say sad but I don’t really mean it because it seems to me that this is just what God suggests we should be like in his kingdom. It is the wise virgins who have enough oil for the arrival of the bridegroom.
This might feel a little as though God doesn’t like the sponteneous and so is probably an old bloke who sits around complaining about the young and how things aren’t like they used to be. To think like this is a mistake. Perhaps it is being sensible and putting a little thought into planning that enables to sponteneous to happen in the Christian life. You see it is those who are prepared and ready who are in a position to respond to God when he wants us to react right away. Only those who have prepared in the Christian life are ready to follow.
So what preparations does the Christian need to do?
Grow our faith – Jesus is always on about this and it is important.
Keep our entusiasm – the book of Revelation warns against those who lose this.
Pray continually – Paul goes on about this a lot.
Living and listening – I put this on the end because in truth being prepared means doing everything a Christian should do.
So I want to encourage you to be prepared so God can really do something with you when the time is right.