My father and mother in law drove out to visit us. They
had a tom-tom to help them drive across the county and visit us at our home.
They were excited how this directional device got them thru all the big cities.
Using this easy device, my mother-in -law typed in the name of our street. We
anxiously waited for them before we went to work. Sadly they were not there, so
we left. As we drove down the road , we saw a travel trailer that appeared to be
out of town. We turned around and headed back to our house. Here they were
stopped at the corner of our street. When they turned onto the street, the
tom-tom announced “You have arrived” She had forgotten to type in the house
number! As far as the piece of machinery was concerned, they had arrived. They
did not know which house on the street was ours.
In our key verse the wise took not only their lamps but they took oil in
their vessels with them. The foolish merely took their lamps. The wise wanted to
make sure they had all the equipment they needed to meet the bridegroom. The
foolish only took their lamp. Without oil, the lamp will not be able to continue
to burn . Life is full of details. Success depends on paying attention to
details. All the virgins brought their lamps. All of them knew they would need
to light them. It was the wise virgins who took oil with them, they were ready
when the call was made. A small detail, but it made all the difference in the
outcome.
It was small detail my mother- in -law forgot. Although they had not
arrived, the device announced they had. We can go thru life feeling that we’re
doing alright, we’re getting by. When the Lord returns, it won’t be for those
who are “getting by” It will be those who continue to pay attention to the
details. Like the tom-tom announcing that they arrived, so will it be, when the
trumpet of the Lord sounds. Those whose ears are tuned will hear it.
