I THOUGHT I HAD ENOUGH OIL

As deep darkness covers this earth the more oil, light we are going to need.

Parable of Ten Virgins

“Then the kingdom of heaven will be comparable to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
Five of them were foolish, and five were prudent.

For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them,

but the prudent took oil in flasks along with their lamps.
Now while the bridegroom was delaying, they all got drowsy and began to sleep.
But at midnight there was a shout, ‘Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’  Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps.
The foolish said to the prudent, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’
But the prudent answered, ‘No, there will not be enough for us and you too; go instead to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.’
And while they were going away to make the purchase, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast; and the door was shut.
Later the other virgins also came, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open up for us.’ But he answered, ‘Truly I say to you, I do not know you.’
Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day nor the hour.

Matthew 25

The other day when my carafe of olive oil ran low I went to refill it and realized I had no more oil.

I was quite surprised as I was sure there was more after years of keeping items like this overstocked,
especially now with more and more shortages and prices rising by the day.

This lack of oil got me thinking about the ten virgins, five wise and five foolish virgins of Matthew 25.

In these last days it's easy to be busy with so much going on, but if we fail to keep our priorities straight and our oil is running out we are not going to make it. Oil is a Holy Spirit infused life where Jesus is all in all of our life.

He saturates our life where the darkness has no way in. 

Staying away from sin, garbage TV, movies, the wrong crowd, reading the Word of God daily, praying all the time and seeking JESUS in every thing you face will help keep your flask of oil full.

With so many catastrophic events about to come down upon us, if we are not very close to Jesus and filled with His power and strength, wisdom and anointing (oil) and far away from sin and darkness that grows daily around us, we are already in serious trouble, and much more trouble down the road.

This is more serious than many believers give attention to ;

and the door was shut

The world has a way of sapping your oil

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

1 John 2:15-17

If you keep driving your car when there is no more oil you end up with big trouble that could have easily been avoided.

Double check, triple check your spiritual oil level, and fill up, top off.

If you are giving more attention to junk, temporary and vain things than making sure your flask of oil is full you have no one to blame but yourself.

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1 wasted life, all for a temporary escape high

Those who try and fill their spiritually empty souls with drugs to deaden the consequences of their sins and numb their consciences & to escape reality are on a wide dead end highway that leads off the cliff to destruction. 

Only Jesus can fill that void and give your life, true, eternal and lasting meaning !



Drug Poisoning at Record Level, Killing More Than Homicide, Car Crashes


Drug poisoning deaths reached a record level in 2015, outpacing suicide, homicide, car crashes, and firearms deaths, according to a new report from the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Approximately 140 people died from drug poisoning every day in 2015 (the most recent year for which data are available) the report found, the highest recorded rate ever.

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Why opioids are such an American problem

In two years, the town of Kermit in West Virginia received almost nine million opioid pills.

Just 400 people live in Kermit.

The US and New Zealand are the only countries that allow prescription drugs to be advertised on television.

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Plague warning for NINE countries including Brit holiday hot-spots as death toll from outbreak rises to 124

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Invasion of maize-eating caterpillars worsens hunger crisis in Africa

African armyworms were bad enough, eating mainly maize and other cereals, but fall armyworms are worse as they have a voracious appetite for many other crops too, including beans and vegetables – and reproduce at a very fast rate. The moth can fly 100km in one night.

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Israel-Hezbollah war is inevitable, sure to be devastating

Israeli officials assess that in a future war, the terrorist group would be able to sustain a firing rate of over 1,000 missiles per day.

The former military leaders found that the UN Interim Force in Lebanon peacekeeping mission is not enforcing the aspects of Resolution 1701 that are meant to keep armed non-state actors like Hezbollah out of southern Lebanon.

The former generals and defense officials describe Hezbollah as being “widely considered to be the most powerful non-state armed actor in the world.”

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Iran Paving Way to Abandon Nuclear Deal, Fortify Missile Program

Khamenei promised to continue building Iran's ballistic missile program, which has been an ongoing source of international tension.

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There is no justice in reprobate, corrupt America.

If there was ....

They let me bring my broom and orange pantsuit
and I'm president of my cell block