DailyDevotion Tue. 7/2/2017

LESSON 11                               12/2/2017

THE PARABLE OF THE WISE AND FOOLISH VIRGINS

Suggested Hymns: G.H.B. 33, 35

Devotional Reading: Lk 12:35-40

Topic for Adults: Be Ready At All Times        

Topic for Youths: Never Run Out Of God’s Grace     

Topic for Intermediates: Will You Be Ready?           

Scripture Reading: Matt. 25: 1-13

Memory Verse:           Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of man is coming. Matt. 25:13 [KJV]

DAILY DEVOTIONAL READING

Tue. 7/2/2017

Live Circumspectfully Each Day

Eph. 5:15-17

God expects His children to walk each day as wise people, not as fools. But the question is “How do fools walk”? The fools walk as if they’ve got all the time in the world to themselves; they procrastinate on the time to answer the call of God to salvation and to the ministry; and they are thoughtless, careless, and opportunity wasters. On the other hand, the wise understand that their time on earth is a leased asset, so they make judicious use of every opportunity that comes their ways – opportunities to serve God, be kind and assist those in need, encourage someone, preach the gospel, climb higher on career ladder, get richer, etc. In fact, the only independent variable on earth is time and that is why everyone who is wise must continue to redeem the time, i.e., make the best use of it. In addition, the wise are those who try to understand and fulfil the plan and purpose of God for their lives daily, particularly as used in the context of our passage today, as the early Christians were earnestly awaiting the second coming of the Lord. Of utmost relevance to believers today is the need to be more circumspectful as the second coming of Christ becomes more imminent.

Point of Emphasis: Walk as wise, not as fools.

Prayer Point: Oh Lord, help me to make the best use of every opportunity that comes my way.