Oil

Written by Jane Goodwin

I felt the Lord was saying a while ago and is still saying, it's time to trim the wick. The young virgins who weren't ready when the bridegroom came could easily be any one of us if we do not take seriously the need to keep ourselves in that state of watchfulness and readiness. We are all meant to shed His light into a cold and dark world. So be ready to shine so others can see, and be ready to greet Him when He comes.

Oil Lamps

1.Stay attached to Jesus.

2.Be filled and keep being filled with the Holy Spirit

3.As the wick goes in the oil it draws on the oil and pulls it up to soak the wick so it can be lit and burn. We need to draw on the oil of the Holy Spirit so we too can burn.

4.We daily need those times of quiet and meditation to soak in and absorb the Holy Spirit.

5.We need to let Jesus set the wick height in our lives. If we do it ourselves, in our own strength, we set ourselves up for failure and trouble.

6.When the wick is lit and the chimney in place we will bring the greatest light into the dark places of the world.

7.Sometimes God wants to do a work in us that involves His hand moving behind and on us and it seems like our light is being extinguished. We feel like we are being cooled off and stored on a shelf. But God wants us to allow Him to do that work so he can enable us to hold more of the oil of the Spirit, He wants to light us up again and use us for His glory.

Wick Maintenance

1.If we fail to maintain that flame height (or wick height) that God has given us and think we can burn brighter and longer and stronger, we end up in our own strength and what happens is a whole lot of smoke, and black, or soot damage.

2.Sometimes God wants to remove those things that are damaged and hindering us from burning brightly. The trimming may hurt but we need to allow God to readjust the wick to His specifications.

3.There are different wicks. There are different effects. What I do may not be the same as what you do. Again, trimmed by the Master. The scissors are sharp and it can hurt but the result is the same. The light of Christ.

4.Different trimming. Different effects. But always the same height. We are all the same. All one in Christ. Different purposes. Different trimming. But to burn correctly we are all the same height. The same in Him.

Precautions.

1.Never mix your spirituality with what is not of Jesus. It is strange fire and cannot be offered to a most holy God.

2.Let's keep things on an even keel.

3.If you leave what you start without finishing the course what will the result be? Run to finish the race.

4.Always keep topped up with the Holy Spirit.

5.Even when you feel like you are shelved, keep topped up with the Holy Spirit.

6.Care for the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We serve a Holy God.

Care for yourself . You are a temple of the Holy Spirit. A light bearer of Christ.

Care for others. Spread the light to others that they might experience the light of Christ in their own lives.