“Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept. “And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!’ Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ But the wise answered, saying, ‘ No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’ And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut. “Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ But he answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.’ “Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming. Matthew 25:1-13 

This is one of my favorite passages of scripture and since today is my birthday and the date is the 25th, I thought Matthew 25 would be fitting! :-)

Since today’s passage is longer than normal, I’ll keep this short and sweet. We must obtain intimacy of known who Jesus is and His heart. We can’t go off of someone else’s relationship with Him. We must encounter Him ourselves and be on the our look for Him in all areas of our lives.

Here’s a great song I love about this passage https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj3SVa6RS1A