I read this devotional from A Table in the Wilderness by Watchman Nee and thought, “This is a call to everyday Advent!” We are to be watching for Christ all the time, but Watchman Nee says it so well I’ll just copy his words here to bless you all.
“At midnight there is a cry, Behold the bridegroom! Come ye forth to meet him.” Matthew 25:6
It was the bridegroom’s tarrying that brought to light the state of the virgins. How can I be prepared for the Lord’s coming? There are some of us who would have been ready had he come five years ago, but who would not if he came today. It is good to be prepared should he come now, but it is no less important to keep prepared, should he tarry. Can we wait and still be ready? Some people can wait three days, but not three years. Some could hang in there for three years at a pinch, but they may be required to watch for thirty. For consider this: if the bridegroom had come before midnight, all the virgins would have been wise! It was his delay which exposed their folly. May God preserve me from becoming foolish with the passing years! One thing only can insure me against the test of time: his Spirit’s fullness. Let me but know his constant filling and there will not lack oil in my lamp when that great midnight cry goes forth.
We’ve been busy doing some Christmas baking. I’m planning to post some of our favorite cookie recipes later today or tomorrow.
Finding Joy in the Journey,
Phyllis
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2 Comments
sista cala
Oh yes, we have to stay full of His oil if we are going to keep on burning brightly for Him. What powerful Word you have brought today.
Deanne
Amen Phyllis! Thank you for sharing this–it is such a timely reminder to *always* be ready and to always have a right focus!
I am excited to see your family favorite recipes……………My baking begins Monday!
Love Deanne