Matthew 25: 7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. 9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. 10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
We will discover that a tsunami of errors will spring into life, especially when some persons realize that the train has left the station, and they are devoid of the Holy Ghost, for some would try to supply the lack, with a counterfeit, according to the above scriptures. note well in the passage, that the five foolish virgins actually got some oil to buy, and that’s why they were able to return, seeking entrance. But the oil was fake!
The spirit of unbelief was manifested prominently in some of Christ’s disciples for Phillip was very slow of heart to believe, and Jesus deliberately gave him an opportunity to exercise faith. But where unbelief is cherished, it produces spiritual myopia, by which a person could see thus far, and no further. In other words, possibilities become cramped and our mode of thought becomes weighted with negatives, and doubts.
When Christ asked Phillip whence we will buy bread to feed the multitude, Jesus was encouraging him to exercise faith, but his mind reached no further than the nearest Publix, where shopping is a pleasure. The grocery store around the corner, and the few dollars they had was all that Phillip’s mind could envision, and Christ was grieved at the short-sightedness which his unbelief produced.
John 6: 5 When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? 6 And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do. 7 Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!