Be Watchful

God is always with us.
And HE speaks to our heart, through words of the Holy Bible; through people; through events and circumstances.

Through the current circumstances, God is warning us about the fate of our sinful and unrepentant life.

Those who have built their life on solid rock— on  persevering Faith and Love of God, are secured now and for eternity. No disaster or enforcement can quarantine their Faith and Hope in God. Their Faith proves strong, undeterred by the calamity, and their life will continue in Peace of God, as ever, when the wave of difficult circumstances is over.

But as for those, who have built their life on sand— on Pride; vanity and unbelief— retribution keeps waiting for them on the day of doom. Their life blindly continues on the path of ruin, with a restless heart that seeks the transitory peace of the world. Their heart is lulled by the peace of the world, and their eyes are prevented from foreseeing their ruin.

Reflecting on the parable of "wise and foolish virgins"— our life progresses through pleasant, difficult and inevitable moments, and eventually reaches the "last hour" of our life— an hour of fear; an hour of confusion; an hour of powerlessness and helplessness; an hour of inactivity.
Then, there will be no time to turn back or borrow oil— no time for repentance and amendment of life; No certainty to expect a miraculous Grace, to receive the gift of Faith in God.

The 'lamp' that the foolish virgins¹ carried is— the faith in the false securities of the world; false hope of the world; pride in their own potential. The spurious light of the world subtly leads our life to gloom. Once in gloom, there will be no hope for those who foolishly traded their life with the satisfactions of the world— their lamp cannot  be lit again.

The wise virgins²  carried the 'lamp' of Faith³  in God. Even though, at times, the 'children of light' find themselves in a gloom, they can renew the strength of their Faith (light their lamp) by the Grace of  God, and rise again.

Faith in God, is not something that can be easily acquired at the last moment. And deeds of charity⁴ cannot be performed at the last hour. One cannot hopefully expect to enter into God's kingdom, at the expense of Charity performed by the Faithful ones. Furthermore, each one's deeds in Charity will scarcely suffice to justify their life in Christ.

Our Faith in Christ, needs to be accompanied by deeds of Charity— as a proof of our love for Christ— that we do not attract God's rebuke— of being 'evildoers' and be condemned.

Those who have perseveringly advanced through life, with their lamp of Faith, lit up with the deeds of Charity, will come to a fruitful end— their soul will be ready to enter into God's wedding feast.

As for those, who have lived their life hoping in the false securities of the world; in unbelief, and their seeming faith in Christ— will find themselves rejected— condemned to Eternal damnation.

1. The children of the world.

2. The children of light.

3. Faith in Jesus Christ— the 'living word' — that gives us Eternal light.

4. Deeds of Charity is the 'oil' — which cannot be bought or borrowed at the last moment.

Our 'lamp' of Faith always needs to be lit up with the deeds of Charity (oil). Our deeds of Charity in reverence of God, shines like a bright light on our path, and brings us safely to our Eternal Home.