Scripture

“You, too, must keep watch! For you do not know the day or the hour of my return!”

Observation

Jesus tells a parable of ten bridesmaids awaiting a bridegroom. Five of them are foolish, for they did not bring sufficient oil for their lamps. The others had wisdom to bring extra oil.

At midnight, they are roused by a shout that the bridegroom is coming. The five foolish girls have to go off to buy oil, but the five wise girls accompany the bridegroom into the marriage feast .

When the foolish bridesmaids return with their lamps lit, the bridegroom tells them to go away, he does not know them.

This is how it will be on the judgement day. We must keep watch and be ready for Jesus to return .

Application

The girls in this story were not divided into bad and good, but wise and foolish. The wise girls were prepared and ready to meet the bridegroom, but the foolish girls were not ready.

The vast majority of people, so it seems, go through life totally unprepared to meet the Lord. They may not be wicked by the world’s standards, they simply disregard the claims that God has on their lives.

They may be told about the need of a Saviour, read a message, or even go to a church service, but they think that they don’t need that stuff at this time of their lives. For one reason or another, they don’t get around to getting right with God, and then it is too late.

On the day they die, the stern rebuke comes, “Go away! I never knew you!”

Don’t be that person. Ask Jesus to come and forgive you today!

Prayer

Lord, your word says that today is the day of salvation. I pray that if anyone reading this does not know you that you will come to them and show them clearly the way of salvation. Amen.