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Be prudent

Be prepared for unforeseen events

17/01/2018

By: Bishop Amaury de Farias

The Bible tells us about ten virgins who were given the same as we were on the whole planet Earth. These virgins represent us. They received an invitation to be in the lamb. Who's in the Lamb no hunger, sadness, or suffering from evils, diseases, and pests. Those who are on the lamb have happiness, blessings, peace, and success, sentimental life blessed. We received an invitation to thrive, to progress. The problem of being human is that some listen and some do not; some accept, others do not; some pay for the price, others do not. Compliance, the comfort zone leads to ruin. If we ask who wants to be happy, who wants to be saved, who wants to make money, who wants to always laugh, everyone wants. But few people want to pay for its price; few people want to live the word of God. For many people it's uncomfortable, and it's boring. Bore their soul. The entire planet Earth is given the same opportunity, but some people want it and fight for it, others don't. Either rich or the beggar Lazarus, both had a chance to go up, but only Lazarus found himself. Then, when he saw the beggar in comfortable condition, the rich one asked for help, he asked to receive comfort or to talk to relatives, but he had the same answer: your family would have to believe you're here on Earth, fighting. You're either in or you're out. Everyone has the opportunity to get into the Lamb, enter if they want to. We can't get caught unaware as five of the ten virgins, indulgently, left for a project, without observing the main, the logistics, the output.

You have to know that you suffer if you want to, because there may always be a twist in your life. Learn how to give it to God; He will know how to solve it. You can get everything you want, if you pay for the price.

The problem of human being is equal to five of those virgins and example of humanity comes from the other five virgins. The wedding invitation is to be blessed, who accept the invitation to come in. Those virgins have the same chance as Abraham talked to the rich and Lazarus. We are the one we choose. Five out of the ten virgins were foolish, indolent with their responsibilities. No wonder that many are out of what the Lord prepared for us, but thanks to God there are still others like those five other brides, whose logistics was higher. No one told the ten brides the time the groom would arrive. Five of them understood that it was something special and of great importance, they left for the marriage to which were invited with the expectation of not missing the party. The five foolish virgins were what they considered being necessary. Being with what it`s needed is lack of preparation. A parachutist jumps with three parachutes packed to his physical integrity. Our concern needs to be greater when we go for something big. The marriage is joy, happiness, pleasure, abundant life, and blessed, full, good, full of achievements. To go for something so big, we need to get prepared. The five wise virgins went beyond expectation. They took oil in vessels for not being without light. It was important to them, so they weren`t at their edge, they were ready. Prudently, when the groom arrived late, the five brides with unforeseen oil said to the other five to buy, or none of them would have lighted lamps. The unprepared ones went to buy and, in that instant, the groom arrived. You and I need to be prepared for unforeseen events. Ready for any situation. That's vision. Five saw beyond what was anticipated and met the groom. We can also get the wedding, which we can meet with Him.