“But now they desire a better, that
is a heavenly country…”—Hebrews 11:16
The body of Christ is in the season
of moving forward. To move forward, you
cannot be constantly thinking of the past or be unprepared. Moreover, you must want to (desire) to go forward. Jesus told a parable about ten virgins who
where waiting for their bridegroom. Five
of the ten virgins were prepared with extra oil for their lamps, and when the
bridegroom came the ones prepared were taken in to the wedding. However, the five who were not prepared were
not allowed into the wedding (Matthew 25:1-13).
The old methods of waiting until the
last minute to prepare will not be of any value in this new season. An alignment of your desire with God’s
desire must occur so that you will be prepared to move forward. Jesus told His disciples that He was going to
prepare a place for them, in His Father’s house (John 14:2). God is preparing for the Church’s coming;
consequently, when we do not prepare, are we not behaving like the five foolish
virgins who were not prepared for their Bridegroom’s coming?
Those who continually refill their
spirit’s with the Word of God and with His Spirit will be the ones who like
David can say, “The law of the Lord is
perfect, converting the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise
the simple; the statues of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the
commandment of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; the judgments of the Lord
are true and righteous altogether. More
to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; sweeter also than
honey and the honeycomb. Moreover by
them your servant is warned, and keeping them there is great reward” (Psalm
19:7-11).
Prayer—Father
I choose to continually be filled with Your Spirit and with Your Word so that I
can be ready for Your coming, in Jesus Name. Amen.
