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The Ten Bridesmaids
The Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of ten bridesmaids who took their lamps
and went to meet the BrideGroom. Butonly five of them were wise enough to fill their lamps with oil,
while the other five were foolish and forgot. So when the BrideGroom was delayed, they lay down to
rest until midnight, when they were raised by a shout, The BrideGroom is coming. Come out and
welcome Him. All the girls jumped up and trimmed their lamps. Then the five who hadn't any oil
begged the others to share with them,for their lamps were going out. But the others replied,
We haven't enough. Go instead to the
shops and buy some for yourselves. But while they were gone the bridegroom came,
and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door
was locked. Later, when the other five returned, they stood outside, calling,
Sir, open the door for us. But he called back, Go away it is too late. So
stay awake and be prepared, for you do not know the date or the hour of my return.
Matthew 25:1-13
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And behold, I come quickly, and my reward is with me, to give every man according
as his work shall be. I am the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first
and the last. Blessed are they that wash their robes, that they may have right to the
tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. And the Spirit and the
bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come.
And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. He who testifieth these things
saith, Surely, I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
Revelation 22:12-20
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Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself,
is not puffed up. Does not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not
easily provoked, thinketh no evil, rejoiceth not in inequity, but rejoiceth in
the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth
all things. And now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest
of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13:4-13
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Verily,verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do
shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do because I go unto
my Father. And whatever ye shall ask in my name, that I will do, that the
Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye ask anything in my name, I will
do it. If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father,
and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you forever;
Even the Spirit of Truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth Him not,
neither knoweth Him; but ye know him; for He dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
I will not leave you comfortless, I will come to you.
John 14:12-18
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The Spirit of Love That Makes Everything Easy
Jesus Christ said to all Christians without exception, Let him who would be my disciple carry his cross, and follow me. The broad way leads to perdition. We must follow the narrow way which few enter. We must be born again, renounce ourselves, hate ourselves, become a child, be poor in spirit, weep to be comforted, and not be of the world, and not be of the world which is cursed because of its scandals.
These truths frighten many people, and this is because they only know what religion exacts without knowing what it offers, and they ignore the spirit of love that makes everything easy. They do not know that it leads to the highest perfection by a feeling of peace and love which sweetens all the struggle.
Those who are wholly God's are always happy.
They know by experiience that the yoke of the Lord is easy and light, that we find in him rest
for the soul,
and that he comforts those who are weary and overburdened as he himself has said.
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It is hard to imagine what must have been passing through the minds of that little band
of eleven disciples as they clustered around the risen Lord Jesus Christ somewhere on a
mountain in Galilee. They recently had gone through the misery of apparent defeat,
watching helplessly as Jesus was nailed to a cross. Their dreams of a world kingdom B
under Christ's rule were shattered. Then came the reports from the women who had
visited the tomb early on that first Easter morning- reports that he was alive!
At first they doubted; but as time went on, they knew the reports to be true, for
Jesus Himself appeared to them many times. Finally, He comes to them and issues
the greatest challenge they- or we- could ever hear: All power is given to me in
Heaven and in Earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the
name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe
all things whatsoever I have commanded you:
and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.
Billy Graham