Keep Your Lamp Full Of Oil

1 Cor 1:17-25
Matt 25:1-13

The opening line from today’s reading from St. Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians is like a mission statement as well as a warning. The cross to some looks like failure and folly. To others it is an expression of the outpouring of God’s love for us. For us Christians, it is victory over sin and death. We must therefore depend only and solely on God who is the author and finisher of the mission. Are you depending on God? The one who relies on God, therefore, will be successful at last. Success according to Jesus’ reckoning does not consist in doing supernatural and magnificent wonders but in the very simple fact that we are faithful to the end, whence we would have earned the privilege of having our names written in heaven. Is your name written in heaven? Our names will be written in heaven not when we have amassed wealth or positions but when the only boast we can make would be about the cross of our Lord. What do you boast about?

In today’s gospel passage Christ reminds us that we should always be ready for the coming of God’s kingdom. Always have oil for the lamp . Do not procrastinate because it is counter salvific. God’s kingdom of salvation is breaking into our world and we must always be ready to meet him. The Divine presence in the world is for us to remain focus and center our lives on God who wants us to be saved. God wants us to respond freely to the his love. There is an urgency to embrace the kingdom and the choice is ours. Keep your fire burning. Let us take heed as Jesus speaks. May the Lord keep us faithful in the mission to the last. Amen

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This article is written by Rev Fr. Joseph Osho OSJ. Please visit his personal blog @ https://www.blogger.com/profile/10377666931103644634
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