My Dear Precious Child,
When Jesus Christ taught about My kingdom of heaven He taught many facets about the bill of rights of My kingdom and how to make sure you are prepared and ready for anything that comes along. When He taught about My kingdom that was soon coming into the lives of His followers, the fulfillment of My promise had not yet come because Jesus had not been crucified, been to hell to redeem the authority to heaven and earth from the devil, risen from the dead and sent My kingdom of heaven into the earth on the day of Pentecost. He was telling His followers how to stay ready for the day to come because neither Jesus Christ, Himself, nor they were privy to the timing of that infamous day. (Acts 1:7-8)
However, His instructions in the parable of the ten bridesmaids was petinent to that day and also in your life today. (Matthew 25:1-13) If you aren't eagerly looking forward to magnificent events coming, you will miss them and they will be gone without your recognizing them because you have been slothful in your attitudes toward Me and My ability to bless your life. Also, if your spiritual power is not high, when problems or trouble come you will be knocked down instead of lifted up.
In the parable there were ten bridesmaids who were waiting for the groom to appear so that they would be able to celebrate His coming and rejoice with the bride. Not every one of My children has placed My kingdom and My family at the forefront of their lives. Some place earthly family, mates, country, doctrines, social events, sports, spiritual teachers, friendships, professions, riches, churches, homes and other earthly treasures above My kingdom of heaven in their lives. They are so devoted to those earthly things which die and pass away that their eyes are focused on those things and they miss miraculous events that I send to enhance their lives and make it exciting and worth living.
In the parable all ten of the bridesmaids took lamps with them in case the groom came at night, but only five of the bridesmaids took oil for their lamps. Those five bridesmaids were prepared and ready for the big event. The other five were focused on other things, only partially devoted to their calling.
The bridegroom was late in arriving and the bridesmaids became drowsy and fell asleep. Late, at midnight, the groom arrived and his arrival was announced. The bridesmaids were instructed to go out and meet the groom. The five with the oil placed the oil in their lamps which burned brightly, but the ill prepared ones had only small amounts of leftover oil in their lamps and their light was dim. They asked the prepared bridesmaids if they could have some of their oil but the prepared bridesmaids said that the needed all that they had. The prepared maids told the ill prepared ones to go buy some oil for themselves. Unfortunately, those negligent maids were gone when the groom arrived.
The prepared maids were into the palace with the groom and the door was locked behind them. When the ill prepared maids arrived with a new supply of oil for themselves, the door was locked. Jesus Christ told His followers to stay awake because they didn't know the day or hour that My kingdom was coming into the earth as it is in heaven, which became the day of Pentecost when My kingdom of God came to earth when the followers of Jesus Christ were gathered together waiting for My promise to be fulfilled in the earth.
The truth of this parable is your staying ready for whatever comes into your life, sometimes problems from hell, sometimes troubles from hell, which you are ill prepared for and are knocked down to the earth lower than a snake. Also, sometimes you miss miracles from Me, sometimes guidance from Me, sometimes prophesies from Me to prepare you for what is coming, sometimes dreams and visions from Me. all of which you miss because you are low in faith. Be spiritually ready with the oil of My Holy Spirit by praying in My Holy Spirit at all times in your prayer closet with me.
Remember Jesus Christ and his disappointment with Peter, James and John when Jesus was emotionally wresting with Me in prayers about having to die for the sins of the world. Jesus was disappointed that all the time that He was praying the three disciples were asleep. He chided them that they could not stay awake for one hour to watch and pray that they would not enter into temptation, that the Spirit is ready to pray but the flesh is weak.
That happened three times, and each time Jesus went to pray and came back, the disciples were asleep. The third time Jesus gave up after praying himself and and finding the disciples asleep. That last time He didn't even require a reason or excuse from them, just told them to go ahead and sleep, to get some rest for the hour was soon that He would be betrayed into the hands of sinners. (Mark 14:32-42)
Sure enough, immediately after, Peter yielded to temptation and denied even knowing Christ three times. If Peter had prayed while Jesus was wresting with His destination, Peter would have had the spiritual power to deny the temptations, just like Jesus instructed him.
Don't be caught spiritually asleep, being slothful in your praying and seeking Me. If you are, you will yield to the devil and be affected spiritually, mentally and physically. If your faith is high from praying in My Holy Spirit and your spiritual hearing is acute and your spiritual eyes are sharp, you will have My power inside of you to see My miracles in dreams and visions before they even happen in the natural world. It is pertinent that you keep My power in you high by praying in the Holy Spirit at all times. (Jude 20) It's called the oil of the Holy Spirit.
You were warned by Christ Himself. He said that My Spirit is always ready to pray the solutions to My problems and the answers to your prayers. All you have to do is open your mouth and allow My Holy Spirit to use your human mouth to pray answers and solutions so that you will not enter into temptations to enter into depression, despair and defeat.
Your Father of Valuable and Productive Instructions
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