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Keeping Oil in Your Lamp

Scripture: Matthew 25: 1-12..."Then the kingdom of heaven shall be like ten
virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them
were wise and five were foolish, but took no oil with them. But the wise took jars
of oil with their lamps. While the bridegroom delayed, they all rested and slept.
But at midnight there was a cry, "Look, the bridegroom is coming! Come out to
meet him!" Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps. But the foolish
said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps have gone out'. The wise
answered, "No, lest there not be enough for us and you. Go rather to those who
sell it, and buy some for yourself.' But while they went to buy some, the
bridegroom came, and those who were