But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut.
Matthew 25:10
The parable of the ten virgins is an illustration of expectancy and preparedness, driven by desire. For those who eagerly await the bridegroom (the wise virgins), they live their normal lives alongside those who are simply going through the motions (the foolish virgins). Remember, both slept as they awaited the bridegroom.
But the wise virgins are prepared to live for the long haul; they've brought extra oil. For they know that it's their dependency on the oil (Presence of God) as the essential ingredient that keeps them burning with love for the Bridegroom until He comes to bring them into His home.
Until then, it's the lamp (the parameters of our faith) to hold the oil and the wick (our being) to draw the oil and bring fuel to the fire that light the room (this world). Without the oil, doctrine becomes foolish religion. Without our being, the oil has no conduit for the light. But with all three working in a beautiful symphony, the darkness of the world is conquered.
Keep your lamps trimmed and burning!
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