Sunday Thought 82

Are we prudent, or are we foolish? In Matthew 25 Jesus tells a parable about ten virgins, five of whom were foolish and only took lamps but no oil; five others were prudent and took not only lamps but flasks of oil with them. The five prudent women went into the wedding feast, the five who were not had to go buy oil and missed the feast. The answer that the master of the feast gave to the foolish women when they asked to come in late was “Truly I say to you, I do not know you.” Jesus then gave the point of the parable –  ”Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day nor the hour.”

The hour that Jesus was referring to was His return. Understanding that, I think we can also say that we always need to be ready, to be prudent, because we do not know what the next day (or the next hour) may bring. Being ready includes our finances.  Are we like the foolish women who were only thinking about now, about today? Or are we like the wise women who had their resources (oil flasks) ready?