Thursday, April 10, 2014
Fresh Oil
Bible Questions Answered:
“It seems to me that many older
Christians are becoming less interested in the things of God...”
Carrie/ Sydney, Australia (New South
Wales)
Bible Answer:
A sign Jesus warned about:
Matthew 25:1-13 KJV
1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven
be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth
to meet The Bridegroom.
2 And five of them were wise, and
five were foolish.
3 They that were foolish took their
lamps, and took no oil with them:
4 But the wise took oil in their
vessels with their lamps.
5 While The Bridegroom tarried, they
all slumbered and slept.
6 And at midnight there was a cry
made, Behold, The Bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet Him.
7 Then all those virgins arose, and
trimmed their lamps.
8 And the foolish said unto the
wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
9 But the wise answered, saying, Not
so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them
that sell, and buy for yourselves.
10 And while they went to buy, The
Bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with Him to the
marriage: and the door was shut.
11 Afterward came also the other
virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
12 But He answered and said, Verily
I say unto you, I know you not.
13 Watch therefore,
for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein The Son Of Man
cometh.
All these young
ladies were virgins, waiting to join the Bridegroom, thinking that
then they would be invited in to join the wedding celebration.
But of the ten,
five were wise, and five were foolish. The wise virgins, had taken an
extra supply of oil, to ensure that their lamps would be burning,
well into the night, if need be.
The foolish
virgins, had no extra oil, no extra provision, and their lamps
eventually died out.
What
is the message of such a story. We must be sure to have a generous
supply of oil (Type of God The Holy Spirit). Our lamps (our
testimony, our life) cannot burn brightly today, on yesterdays oil,
for that has come and gone, fresh oil is needed for today.
We cannot live on a
Christian experience we had last year, we must have a fresh infilling
of God's Spirit every day, or our lamps will go out!
Luke 13:24-28
KJV
24 Strive to enter in at the strait
gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not
be able.
25 When once The Master of the house
is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand
without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us;
and He shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:
26 Then shall ye begin to say, We
have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our
streets.
27 But He shall say, I tell you, I
know you not whence ye are; depart from Me, all ye workers of
iniquity.
28 There shall be weeping and
gnashing of teeth..."
They knew The Lord,
but had no allegiance to Him.
Matthew 7:21 KJV
Not every one that saith unto Me,
Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that
doeth the will of My Father which is in heaven.
Revelation
3:14-22 KJV
14 And unto the angel of the
church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith The Amen, The
Faithful and True Witness, The Beginning Of The Creation Of God;
15 I know thy works, that thou
art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
16 So then because thou art
lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
17 Because thou sayest, I am
rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest
not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and
naked:
18 I counsel thee to buy of Me gold
tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that
thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not
appear; and anoint thine eyes with eye salve, that thou mayest see.
19 As many as I love, I rebuke
and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
20 Behold, I stand at the door, and
knock: if any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will come in to
him, and will sup (fellowship)
with him, and he with Me.
21 To him that over cometh will I
grant to sit with Me in My throne, even as I also overcame, and am
set down with My Father in His throne.
22 He that hath an ear, let him hear
what The Spirit saith unto the churches.
We as God's
children must turn from lukewarmness, to drawing near The Lord who
loves us so dearly.
James 4:8 NLT
Come close to God, and God will come
close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for
your loyalty is divided between God and the world.
Psalm 85:6 KJV
Wilt thou not revive us again: that
thy people may rejoice in thee?
Isaiah 57:15 KJV
For thus saith The High And Lofty
One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high
and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble
spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart
of the contrite ones.
REVIVE US AGAIN
We praise Thee, O
God!
For the Son of Thy
love,
For Jesus Who died,
And is now gone
above.
Refrain:
Hallelujah! Thine
the glory.
Hallelujah! Amen.
Hallelujah! Thine
the glory.
Revive us again.
We praise Thee, O
God!
For Thy Spirit of
light,
Who hath shown us
our Savior,
And scattered our
night.
All glory and
praise
To the Lamb that
was slain,
Who hath borne all
our sins,
And hath cleansed
every stain.
All glory and
praise
To the God of all
grace,
Who hast brought
us, and sought us,
And guided our
ways.
Revive us again;
Fill each heart
with Thy love;
May each soul be
rekindled
With fire from
above.
John J. Husband,
1815
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