The five bridesmaids who had oil said, Oh, girl, it is going to be great. They were into it, following along; they were ready for it. When they got to the grooms house, they went in and had a great time at the party.
Well, the five airheads, said, We have no oil! And they tried to make it to 7Eleven to buy some oil. But all the stores were closed. When they got to the grooms house they said, Sir, sir open the door for us. But he replied, I tell you the truth, I dont know you. Then Jesus said, Be on alert then for you do not know the day nor the hour. One more time I ask you, are you dressed in readiness? Are you ready? Are you prepared for the rapture?
There is something that I have learned about getting dressed. You have got to have adequate light to get dressed, dont you? Have you ever made the mistake of getting dressed in the dark? I have. You know I like to wear the color black. And I have things that are blue and black. Now when I get dressed in the dark, many times I will put on a black coat, blue pants, one black sock, one blue sock. Well, Jesus knew that we need light to get dressed up. He said we should dress up in readiness. The second thing He said was to light up. Dress up and then light up.
We go back to our text in Luke 12. He said be dressed in readiness and keep your lamps alight. Keep your lamps alight. We just got into the lamp thing so let me explain it a little further. Back then, you had a little boat of oil with a cotton wick. You would light the wick, but you would need to keep the boat filled with oil. Also you had to constantly trim and cut back the wick. If you didnt, the light would go out and the house would be dark. Well the chief servant said to light up, light up, light up. He was not talking about smoking cigarettes. He was saying, keep your lamps going because you dont know when the head of the household, the homeowner, will come back. Light up.
Jesus often told us to be lights.
Fellowship Church Ed Young tells us that we are the light to the world. Light dispels darkness. So as I am dressed in readiness, I am also to light up. I am to reflect Christ in everything that I do.
