"Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you."
Revelation 3:3 (NIV)
WAKE UP! The virgins heard the cry at midnight and woke up; some to find oil in their lamps and some to find their lamps dry. The foolish Christians asked the wise Christians to share their oil, but the wise Christian knows that oil can’t be shared, it must be bought.
The invitation rings through the ages (Isa 55:1) come and buy; buy without money and buy without cost. A Christian receives oil, food, milk (all symbols of spiritual life and vitality) by continually maintaining a right relationship with our Lord through His Spirit who is alive within us. This is what Jesus taught, it is what Isaiah taught, it is what the apostles taught, and it is what we have received and heard in our churches so let us do it! Let us all hold onto the teaching we have received by practicing it. Repent, draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Surrender each area of our lives to the Spirit and He will bring unction and life into those areas. Walk with God daily, sit at the feet of Jesus and listen to His Words, and our supply of oil will overflow!
When will He come back? Well, it may be today or tomorrow, or another 2,000 years, but friend that is the wrong question. The right questions are: Will I be ready to meet Him when He comes? Do I have oil overflowing in my life right now? Am I awake and doing His work? If the answers to those questions are YES, then when He comes back isn’t going to be a problem for us, for we will be ready. May we hear His voice calling WAKE UP right now, so that we won’t be caught by surprise when the whole earth hears the shout when He comes to get His church. May each of us be ready for His return. May we all be awake, dressed in white, with our lamps overflowing with oil!
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