Matthew 25:14-30 Last week, maybe you remember, our text was the parable of the ten bridesmaids, in which there were ten bridesmaids waiting for the bridegroom to arrive. Five of them failed to bring extra oil for their lamps, which put them in a very unfortunate position. It is a parable about living a life shaped by readiness, focused on what you are awaiting. After the service someone came to me and asked, so should we see the bridegroom as representing Jesus? And the simple answer to that is yes. Like those early readers of Matthew, Jesus is the one we are waiting for, and the question we might ask ourselves each day is what does this waiting consist of? What does this life of readiness look like? Immediately after Jesus finished that parable he said, “Keep awake, therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour,” and in […]
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