MIDNIGHT MADNESS (1)

“And at midnight a cry was heard.” Mt 25:6 NKJV

You’ve probably heard the story of the five wise virgins and the five foolish ones. Jesus told it. A requirement for being allowed to participate in a wedding in those days, was that your lamp had to be burning. But when the bridegroom showed up five of these virgins were out of oil. So they said to the other five, “Give us some of your oil” (v. 8 NKJV). But they said, “No, lest there should not be enough for us and you” (v. 9 NKJV). So while they went to town to buy oil the wedding started and they were locked out. Christ’s parable teaches us four important lessons: (1) The foolishness of depending on somebody else. Your mother and father may have been Christians, but that won’t get you into heaven. You must accept Christ as your own personal Savior. (2) The futility of last-minute preparations. “While they went to buy, the bridegroom came” (v. 10 NKJV). Remember, Jesus is teaching about the kind of people who will be living when He returns. So here’s the question: Are you putting salvation off until you’re old? What if you don’t live that long? (3) The finality of judgment. “And the door was shut. Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ But he answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you’” (vv. 10-12 NKJV). (4) The fallacy of morality. They were “virgins,” yet they were shut out. Your character and good works won’t get you into heaven. “By grace are ye saved through faith” (Eph 2:8). Are you ready to meet the Lord? If not, put your faith in Him today and get ready.

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