In
Matthew 25:1-10, Jesus told a parable about ten young women at a wedding. Jewish
weddings usually happened at night, and the guests had to bring their own lamps
and oil. Jesus said five of the young women were wise because they brought
oil for their lamps, but the other five women were foolish because they didn’t
bring oil, which meant they couldn’t light their lamps.
The
foolish five turned to the wise five said, “Give us some of your oil.” They
answered, “No, because there won’t be enough for us and you too.” When the five
foolish women left to go buy oil, the bridegroom came and they missed the
wedding procession and feast. Jesus called them foolish because they didn’t
prepare.
Preparation
means we do something now to get ready for the future. “By faith Noah,
being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverence prepared
an ark for the salvation of his household” (Heb. 11:7). Noah believed what God
told him and spent years building the ark. He didn’t wait till the last minute
when the clouds grew dark to start construction.
Joseph
stored grain for seven years in times of plenty before the famine hit (Gen.
41:48). He didn’t wait until the famine came to start preparing. Ants are
considered wise because prepare their food in the
summer to get ready for winter and gather provision in the harvest (Prov. 6:9).
God
doesn’t always tell us what will occur in the future or when it will happen. It’s
wise to save ahead for unforeseen expenses, and it’s extremely wise to make
peace with God before the coming judgment. Have you wisely prepared for the
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