The Archives Devotional Magazine August 2015 | Page 8

Day 3
Matthew 24-26.

“At that time the Kingdom of heaven will be like this. Once
there were ten young women who took their oil lamps and went
out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and the
other five were wise. The foolish ones took their lamps but did
not take any extra oil with them, while the wise ones took
containers full of oil for their lamps. The bridegroom was late in
coming, so they began to nod and fall asleep.
“It was already midnight when the cry rang out, ‘Here is the
bridegroom! Come and meet him!’ The ten young women woke
up and trimmed their lamps. Then the foolish ones said to the
wise ones, ‘Let us have some of your oil, because our lamps are
going out.’ ‘No, indeed,’ the wise ones answered, ‘there is not
enough for you and for us. Go to the store and buy some for
yourselves.’ So the foolish ones went off to buy some oil; and
while they were gone, the bridegroom arrived. The five who
were ready went in with him to the wedding feast, and the door
was closed.
“Later the others arrived. ‘Sir, sir! Let us in!’ they cried out.
‘Certainly not! I don't know you,’ the bridegroom answered.”
And Jesus concluded, “Watch out, then, because you do not
know the day or the hour.

“CHRISTIAN PERFECTION IN OUTWARD CONDUCT CONSISTS
NOT IN DOING EXTRAORDINARY THINGS, BUT IN DOING
ORDINARY THINGS EXTRAORDINARILY WELL.” —PORT ROYAL