No one can do it for you. Only you can keep your desk clean (see my first post). The foolish bridesmaids saw that they did not have enough oil, and they asked their wise friends to loan them some of theirs, but that was not possible. Someone else’s faith will not cover you. Just because you were reared in a Christian home or you are in church with other people of faith does not mean that you have faith. It will not rub off just by sitting next to someone who has a vital relationship with Christ. You cannot “catch” faith like you catch a cold. You cannot borrow it from your friends, and you cannot get it from your parents. God has no grandchildren, only children. Every spiritual birth comes directly from Him. Your faith must be your own.
Don’t try to borrow someone else’s oil; you need to have some of your own. A relationship with Jesus Christ cannot be borrowed. The foolish bridesmaids did not realize their need of oil until the bridegroom appeared. There are many, as Matthew Henry says, “who care not to live the [Christian] life, yet [want to] die the death of the righteous.” Jesus said, “Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning” in Luke 12:35-36. The wise bridesmaids said to the others, “Go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.” God is the dispenser of oil, and you need to come to him while there is still time.
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