FAITH CAPSULE: The noise of the church is not enough to deliver the church at the arrival of Jesus.

Matthew 25:1-13, Luke 22:39-46

It is time to be awake in watching. Sleeping at the time of watching is taking a position to miss the arrival of the Bridegroom. Believe it, Jesus will soon return. The ten virgins went to sleep and missed their purpose in time. It is written, “Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept.” (Matthew 25:1-5) The ten virgins went with right intention, but lacked the attention to meet the bridegroom. The ten virgins knew about the time to go and meet with the Bridegroom but do not know it was about time to be awake. They all slept off and slumbered. Yes, you have the intention to run and finish the race, but to lack attention will deny you in getting to the expected end. All of the ten virgins fell asleep in their waiting. They did not just sleep but they slept and slumbered because of the delay of the bridegroom. Five of the virgins could afford to sleep because they had extra oil, and the five who did not carry extra oil were regarded as foolish.
Are you staying awake in watching? If you can discern the time and season we are living, it is important to watch rather than sleep at a wrong time. How are you watching? It is impossible to sleep-watch. Is your sleeping time overriding your time to watch?
As one of His disciples, are you watching in prayer, or you are sleeping in sorrow?
One that is spiritually asleep in this age will be positioning self for destruction. Also, when the trumpet sound one will miss it just like five that went without extra oil ten virgins. Take the parable of the ten virgins to heart today. All went with the intention to attain, but they lacked the attention to prevail. The Bridegroom came without any warning because the sign of the season was all they needed to inform or warn them of His coming. They all slept and slumbered, and nothing woke them up but the noise of the bridegroom’s arrival. Without any doubt, it is clear that the church today is sleeping. Are you a church that is sleeping? The noise of the church or the noise in the church will not be able to deliver oil-less church when the Bridegroom arrives unexpectedly. Be awake and alive in the spirit!

 Prayer for today: Ask for the grace not to sleep off in the time to be awake.