Tuesday December 12th, 2023
« So the LORD said, “I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them. »
1 Then the kingdom of heaven will be comparable to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the groom.
2 Five of them were foolish, and five were prudent.
3 For when the foolish took their lamps, they did not take extra oil with them;
4 but the prudent ones took oil in flasks with their lamps.
5 Now while the groom was delaying, they all became drowsy and began to sleep.
6 But at midnight there finally was a shout: ‘Behold, the groom! Come out to meet him.’
7 Then all those virgins got up and trimmed their lamps.
8 But the foolish virgins said to the prudent ones, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’
9 However, the prudent ones answered, ‘No, there most certainly would not be enough for us and you too; go instead to the merchants and buy some for yourselves.’
10 But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the groom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast; and the door was shut.
11 Yet later, the other virgins also came, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open up for us.’
12 But he answered, ‘Truly I say to you, I do not know you.’
As Christians, we have a great inheritance.
God told Abraham that in blessing, He would bless him and since we are children of Abraham, his blessings are ours.
However, the Almighty God who deploys these blessings is holy and very hardworking.
Hebrews 11:6 says it is the diligent that God will reward.
Thus, if you want to enjoy any reward from God, you must say goodbye to laziness, and indolent people. In Proverbs 13:20 NLT, the Bible says:
« Walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble. »
Stop being slothful; drop your lazy friends.
Spend every minute productively.
Stop spending countless hours on social media, just lazing around.
The extent to which you will fulfil destiny depends on the quantum of effort you are willing to put in.
The brightness of any fire is determined by the fuel applied.
1 Corinthians 15:41GWT tells us:
« The sun has one kind of splendor, the moon has another kind of splendor, and the stars have still another kind of splendor. Even one star differs in splendor from another star. »
You cannot just keep singing Abrahams blessings are mine; you must be ready to put in the work.
Jesus, during His earthly ministry worked so hard that, one day, in the middle of a storm, He fell asleep.
The testimony about His work ethic is thus John 5:17 GNT:
« Jesus answered them, “My Father is always working, and I too must work’’. »
Even though God had said, many years before I joined, that the RCCG is a covenant church that would have parishes all over the world, I as the General Overseer still work very hard for this prophecy to be fulfilled.
Whatever God is involved in, involves hard work because He cannot work with lazy people (Amos 3:3).
Application – God’s plan for you can only be fulfilled with your cooperation.
Author – Bishop Enoch. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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