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WELCOME TO GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING

The title of today’s episode: CHECK YOUR OIL

I am sure from the title that you think I am going to give you an automobile tip. But today’s post is not about cars, but our Spiritual lives or our faith walk. Just as cars cannot go far without oil, neither can we go very far without the anointing of God or our Spiritual Oil.

The Bible talks about keeping your lamp trimmed. Most people today would not understand what it means to trim your lamp. Modern day lamps run on electricity or battery.  During the times of the bible people used oil lamps. The lamps would burn by the oil being absorbed by a string known as a wick.

When lighting an oil lamp for the first time, you have to make sure the oil has absorbed into the wick or you are just burning string. Anytime after that first time, you must trim off the edge that’s burnt before you light it or it will not burn well. It is not very bright. We have to keep our wick trimmed.

Our Spiritual lamp we have to remove all the dead stuff, all the past stuff. All the things that are hindering our light needs to be cut off and out of our way so that our light can shine. But an empty lamp will not burn either. It has to have oil.

Our light will not shine as Christian’s if we do not keep our wicks trimmed. We need to make sure to keep a check on our lives. Sin, complacency, or procrastinating can cause our lamps to not burn as bright. We do not want to end up like the five foolish virgins found in Jesus’ parable.

Matt 25:1-10 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: 4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. 6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. 7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. 9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. 10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.

All ten were good moral women, five were prepared and five were caught unaware. In other words, our morality will not save us. Being a good person will not save us. We have to be filled with oil, in other words, we have to have the Holy Ghost of God living and dwelling within us. Oil is another word for anointing of God or the Holy Ghost. We have to have prepared for the marriage supper of the Lamb, before the trumpet sounds and Christs returns to gather his bride.

We cannot be a light if the light is not within us.

John 8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

The light of life, is the Spirit of God, the comforter, the Holy Ghost. He has to be within us in order for that light to shine.

Matt 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

It is time, in this world of darkness, to go out and let our light shine. Take time to trim our lamps and make sure we have plenty of oil. Our light will keep burning brightly, because our supply is renewed day by day. All we have to do is look to him and let our light shine.

Until next time,

BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

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