Thursday, June 23
The Midnight Cry
At midnight a cry was heard: "Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet Him!
"Matthew 25:6
Recommended Reading: Matthew 25:1-13
An old campfire song says, "Give me oil in my lamp; keep me burning." That's a good prayer to offer. It's from Jesus' story in Matthew 25 about the ten virgins assigned to accompany the bridegroom to the wedding. They were to illumine the way. They didn't know the hour of his arrival, so they were to remain ready. Half the virgins did so, with their lamps filled with oil and their wicks trimmed for the procession. The other five were unprepared for his coming.
All ten women looked the same; but when the hour came, only half were ready. Some were excluded from the wedding supper and locked outside the house. The door was closed. "Watch therefore," said Jesus, "for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming" (verse 13).
Paul told the church members in Corinth to "examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith" (2 Corinthians 13:5). Make sure the oil of the Holy Spirit is in your heart and that you are prepared for the arrival of our Savior and Lord.
O Christian . . . wait for the coming of your Lord, but let it be with your lamps trimmed and your lights burning.Charles Spurgeon, in his sermon "A Visit to the Harvest Field"
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| Thursday, June 23 The Midnight Cry At midnight a cry was heard: "Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet Him!"
Matthew 25:6 An old campfire song says, "Give me oil in my lamp; keep me burning." That's a good prayer to offer. It's from Jesus' story in Matthew 25 about the ten virgins assigned to accompany the bridegroom to the wedding. They were to illumine the way. They didn't know the hour of his arrival, so they were to remain ready. Half the virgins did so, with their lamps filled with oil and their wicks trimmed for the procession. The other five were unprepared for his coming. All ten women looked the same; but when the hour came, only half were ready. Some were excluded from the wedding supper and locked outside the house. The door was closed. "Watch therefore," said Jesus, "for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming" (verse 13). Paul told the church members in Corinth to "examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith" (2 Corinthians 13:5). Make sure the oil of the Holy Spirit is in your heart and that you are prepared for the arrival of our Savior and Lord. O Christian . . . wait for the coming of your Lord, but let it be with your lamps trimmed and your lights burning.
Charles Spurgeon, in his sermon "A Visit to the Harvest Field" Read-Thru-the-Bible
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