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Trimming Wicks and Filling Lamps
Matthew 25:1 - 10 TPT
“When my coming draws near, heaven’s kingdom realm can be compared to ten maidens who took their oil lamps and went outside to meet the bridegroom and his bride. Five of them were foolish and ill-prepared, for they took no extra oil for their lamps. Five of them were wise, for they took flasks of olive oil with their lamps. When the bridegroom didn’t come when they expected, they all grew drowsy and fell asleep. Then suddenly, in the middle of the night, they were awakened by the shout ‘Get up! The bridegroom is here! Come out and have an encounter with him!’ So all the girls got up and trimmed their lamps. But the foolish ones were running out of oil, so they said to the five wise ones, ‘Share your oil with us because our lamps are going out!’ “ ‘We can’t,’ they replied. ‘We don’t have enough for all of us. You’ll have to go and buy some for yourselves!’ “While the five girls were out buying oil, the bridegroom appeared. Those who were ready and waiting were escorted inside with him and the wedding party to enjoy the feast. And then the door was locked.”
In this story, the oil represents the infilling power, presence, provision and direction of the Holy Spirit and the lamps are the vessels that carry all of that. The lamps are you and me…the church … today God wants to challenge our BC leadership team with this one question …
Q: ARE WE TRIMMING WICKS AND FILLING LAMPS?
Our leaders must focus on what matters most: the presence, power, provision and leading of the Holy Spirit in our lives and our churches and teams.
Oil doesn’t come cheap…if your pursuit of the presence, power and provision of the holy comes easily…it’s cheap oil …
Build margin into your week, to be in prayer, in the presence of God, in worship …
We can not draw oil from the lamps of others and other leaders …you can learn how to trim your wick and polish from others but YOU are responsible for your own spiritual temperature … only YOU can fill your lamp with oil.
trimming wicks vs buying oil … YES we all need to lead with a trimmed wick = leading with excellence - this story isn’t saying that a functional and excellent vessel/leader isn’t necessary! We need to be excellent at the maintenance of our leadership gift - we need to be reading, studying, and developing our skills as leaders + we still need to be executing tasks with excellence and in a timely manner - we still need to be wick trimmers, BUT spending ALL of our time trimming wicks is simply foolishness if your lamp has no oil…
Why is it so important to have a full lamp and a trimmed wick?
Finally, when we lead full of the Holy Spirit AND we have the leadership capacity to carry it (lamp) AND we keep our wicks trimmed (bringing our best, doing the work)…then and only then are we truly ON FIRE! … lighting up a path to the bridegroom,….that is what this is all about!
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Trimming Wicks and Filling Lamps
Matthew 25:1 - 10 TPT
“When my coming draws near, heaven’s kingdom realm can be compared to ten maidens who took their oil lamps and went outside to meet the bridegroom and his bride. Five of them were foolish and ill-prepared, for they took no extra oil for their lamps. Five of them were wise, for they took flasks of olive oil with their lamps. When the bridegroom didn’t come when they expected, they all grew drowsy and fell asleep. Then suddenly, in the middle of the night, they were awakened by the shout ‘Get up! The bridegroom is here! Come out and have an encounter with him!’ So all the girls got up and trimmed their lamps. But the foolish ones were running out of oil, so they said to the five wise ones, ‘Share your oil with us because our lamps are going out!’ “ ‘We can’t,’ they replied. ‘We don’t have enough for all of us. You’ll have to go and buy some for yourselves!’ “While the five girls were out buying oil, the bridegroom appeared. Those who were ready and waiting were escorted inside with him and the wedding party to enjoy the feast. And then the door was locked.”
In this story, the oil represents the infilling power, presence, provision and direction of the Holy Spirit and the lamps are the vessels that carry all of that. The lamps are you and me…the church … today God wants to challenge our BC leadership team with this one question …
Q: ARE WE TRIMMING WICKS AND FILLING LAMPS?
Our leaders must focus on what matters most: the presence, power, provision and leading of the Holy Spirit in our lives and our churches and teams.
Oil doesn’t come cheap…if your pursuit of the presence, power and provision of the holy comes easily…it’s cheap oil …
Build margin into your week, to be in prayer, in the presence of God, in worship …
We can not draw oil from the lamps of others and other leaders …you can learn how to trim your wick and polish from others but YOU are responsible for your own spiritual temperature … only YOU can fill your lamp with oil.
trimming wicks vs buying oil … YES we all need to lead with a trimmed wick = leading with excellence - this story isn’t saying that a functional and excellent vessel/leader isn’t necessary! We need to be excellent at the maintenance of our leadership gift - we need to be reading, studying, and developing our skills as leaders + we still need to be executing tasks with excellence and in a timely manner - we still need to be wick trimmers, BUT spending ALL of our time trimming wicks is simply foolishness if your lamp has no oil…
Why is it so important to have a full lamp and a trimmed wick?
Finally, when we lead full of the Holy Spirit AND we have the leadership capacity to carry it (lamp) AND we keep our wicks trimmed (bringing our best, doing the work)…then and only then are we truly ON FIRE! … lighting up a path to the bridegroom,….that is what this is all about!