Daily Thoughts - Prepare
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"While they went off to buy it, the bridegroom came and those who were ready went into the wedding feast with him. Then the door was locked. Afterwards the other virgins came and said, 'Lord, Lord, open the door for us!' But he said in reply, 'Amen, I say to you, I do not know you.' Therefore, stay awake, for you know neither the day nor the hour." Matthew 25:10-13
It is an interesting parable, the ten virgins, five wise and five foolish. They were all virgins, so I pondered what Jesus was conveying to us. It seems logical that if you needed oil to go get more, the five wise were prepared and ready. Our way of thinking betrays us, for we think as man does.
Does God not provide for all that we need, all He ask of us is to open the door and let Him in. He is the oil, He is the source, He has all the answers. If we have to go looking elsewhere for the supply then we are lost. Seems simple but in fact it requires faith to look beyond one's own thinking. To trust that He has prepared you and given you enough oil.
We on our own efforts are never prepared but with Him and our willingness we are enough. He knows you and more importantly, you know Him. If He is your focus, You have the oil needed, the door(Jesus) will not be locked. The day or hour is unimportant when you have the Oil.
Dear Father God, You are the oil, it is in this relationship when we visit that the oil is given. Our days can draw us down and in the mornings we are filled up again. You give enough oil to see beyond the darkness of this world. You give hope to what seems hopeless. Thank You Father for sitting with me this morning. The waiting can seem like a long time but even then You are here. Prayers of thanksgiving for a friend that can see beyond the darkness. You are preparing the way for another generation. Praise be to God. Amen.
Mary, Mother of Love, Pray for us.
St Joesph, Pray for us.
Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. 1 John 4:4b
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