(Matthew 25:2) “Five of them were
foolish, and five were wise.”
It
would be fair to conclude that foolishness has had a large role to play
throughout my life. So many foolish choices along life’s journey! But without
looking through the specifics let me rather conclude that I too, like Solomon,
would have to conclude that the sole purpose of man is to fear God and to keep
His commandments; “The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear
God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.” (Ecclesiastes 12:13) - Easier said than done, that is why God has so
graciously made provision for a sinner like me; Jesus Christ paying the
ultimate price for my sin, so that I could go free, or put another way; so that
I could escape God’s judgment!
God’s
call has gone out and very few, if any, have not heard these words, “For
"everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."” (Romans 10:13) – Or at least the story of the
gospel…
Yet
even after my eyes were open to God’s plan for my life, mankind, this world and
the universe I still filled my life with so many foolish choices. BUT GOD, who
is rich in mercy, has once again opened my eyes to understanding the importance
of confessing my sin and calling out to Him.
For
those who understand what I am saying, take heed to the warnings in Matthew 25;
if we are filling our lives with foolishness, we need to change gears, we need to
call on God our Father in the name of Jesus Christ and seriously seek out oil
for our lamps. For there is a day just on the horizon when darkness will fall
upon the earth and all who reside on it will need the oil of Jesus Christ to
light their paths; this time of trouble will be very unpleasant. The Bible has
this to say about it; “For many will come in my
name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and they will lead many astray. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you
are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against
kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are but the beginning of the birth pains. "Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and put
you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake. And then many will fall away and betray one another and hate
one another. And many false prophets will
arise and lead many astray. And because
lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.” (Matthew 24:5-13)
Having said that, fear not, for our Saviour has
overcome, He has conquered all! He will protect those who belong to Him, yes we
may lose our heads, but we have a home just over the hill that is glorious. A
place that cannot be tainted by sin or anything evil, a place where the Lord
Jesus will welcome us with open arms, a place where faith would have run its
race and no longer be needed; for we shall see Him for who He is, we will
embrace Him and love Him not with the eyes of faith but in person. O how I long
for that day, even so come quickly Lord Jesus…
There are the foolish and then there are the wise…
Let our cry then echo through the heavens, “help
me to serve thee O God!”
Signing off
Tyrone
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