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Петък Година I ПЪРВО ЧЕТИВО Това е волята Божия: да бъдете осветени. Четене от първото послание на Свети Павел Апостол до солуняни 4, 1-8 Братя: Молим ви и увещаваме в Христа Исуса, след като приехте от нас,как трябва да живеете и да угаждате на Бога, както и постъпвате, повече да преуспявате в това: защото знаете какви заповеди ви дадохме от Господа Исуса. Тази е волята Божия: да бъдете осветени, да се въздържате от блудство, всеки от вас да умее да запази своя съсъд в святост и чест, а не в похотна страст, както и езичниците, незнаещи Бога, и да не греши и измамва в това нещо брата си; защото Господ отмъщава за всичко това, както и по-преди ви говорихме и свидетелствувахме. Защото Бог не ни призва към нечистота, но към светост. И тъй, който отхвърля това, той отхвърля не човека, а Бога, който и даде Своя Свети Дух в нас. Това е Божие слово. ОТПЕВЕН ПСАЛОМ Пс 96, 1 и 2в. 5-6. 10. 11-12 (О: 12а) Радвайте се, праведни, в Господа. Господ царува: да се радва земята, да се веселят многобройните острови. Правда и съд е основа на престола Му. O Планини се топят като восък от лицето на Господа, от лицето на Господа на цяла земя. Небесата разгласят Неговата правда, и всички народи виждат Неговата слава. O Вие, които обичате Господа, ненавиждайте злото; Той пази душата на Своите Светии; от ръката на нечестивците ги избавя. O Светлина свети над праведника, и на правите по сърце - веселие. Радвайте се, праведни, в Господа и славете паметта на светинята Му. O АЛИЛУЯ Лк, 21, 36 O Алилуя. Бдете и се молете във всяко време, за да бъдете достойни да застанете пред Сина Човешки. O Алилуя. ЕВАНГЕЛИЕ Ето младоженецът иде: излизайте да го посрещнете. Четене от светото Евангелие според Матей 25, 1-13 В онова време: Исус каза на учениците Си тази притча: "Царството небесно ще се оприличи на десет девици, които взеха светилниците си и излязоха да посрещнат младоженеца и младоженката. Пет от тях бяха мъдри, а петте неразумни. Неразумните, като взеха светилниците си, не взеха със себе си масло; а мъдрите, заедно със светилниците си, взеха и масло в съдовете си; и понеже младоженецът се бавеше, всички задремаха и заспаха. А посред нощ се чу вик: "Ето, младоженецът иде, излезте да го посрещнете." Тогава всички тия девици станаха и приготвиха светилниците си; а неразумните рекоха на мъдрите: "Дайте ни от вашето масло, защото светилниците ни гаснат." Мъдрите пък отговориха и казаха: "Да не би някак да не стигне и нам и вам, по добре идете у продавачите и си купете." А когато те отидоха да купят, пристигна младоженецът, и готовите влязоха с него на сватбата, и вратите се затвориха. После дохождат и другите девици и викат: "Господине, Господине, отвори ни!" А той им отговори и рече: "Истина ви казвам, не ви познавам." И тъй, бъдете будни, защото не знаете ни деня, ни часа." Това е слово Господне.
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Don’t Forget the Oil 03 Monday Nov 2014 Written by Nicole in Everyday Christian Living Tags Before the discovery of electrical energy, lanterns were used to give light during the dark hours. The fuel that kept the fire of the lantern going was oil. The best way to put it is, the oil was the lantern’s power source. As you can imagine, like the modern day lamp, if the lantern’s power source is not available, the light goes out and the lantern becomes useless. So you might be saying sarcastically to yourself, “thanks Nicole for this bit of history, but where are you going with this?” Well, I was once reading the biblical parable of the ten virgins and it triggered a new understanding for me. To give you even more history, these young ladies went on a journey to meet the soon to come bridegroom. The idea would be for him to invite them into his wedding banquet as his brides. In telling this parable, Jesus was illustrating the importance of being ready for His return. He wants us to be found prepared for His coming. Take a look at the following passage: ‘“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were wise. The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. The wise, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep. At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him! Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’ “‘No,’ they replied, ‘there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’ “But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut. “Later the others also came. ‘Sir! Sir!’ they said. ‘Open the door for us!’ “But he replied, ‘I tell you the truth, I don’t know you.’ “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.”‘, Matthew 25:1-13 (NIV 1984). Upon reading the parable this particular time, a different light shone for me. I thought about the significance of the oil, the almost hidden role it played in this parable. Though the central theme of the parable was not the oil, it was quite evident that the lack there of caused the sticky situation. When the virgins started out, they all had oil in their lanterns but there was a delay in the bridegroom’s coming. Since their lanterns had been burning for some time, the lanterns needed to be refueled. There were five virgins who took extra oil so they had enough to keep their lanterns burning. I would imagine that the reason they took extra oil is because they understood the importance of the oil in getting them where they intended to go. For some reason, the other five did not take extra oil and had to leave to purchase more, as a result, they could not meet the bridegroom when he arrived. Jesus said that we are the light of the world, but what’s making us shine? Is it not His Spirit within us? For the believer, the Holy Spirit can be seen as the Oil that keeps the light of our lanterns shining. Just as the oil fueled the lanterns, also the Holy Spirit fuels the believer. This is the same Spirit that Jesus promised to us in John chapter fourteen and Who also causes us to cry out, “Abba Father”, Romans 8:15. I believe God is reminding us that His Spirit within is essential. Unfortunately, many times we don’t realize the Holy Spirit’s significance; we don’t realize His role in the believer’s life. We ignore His promptings and disobey His leading. If we are to be the light of the earth and if we are to be found ready, then we had better make sure we have Oil. We need to make sure that He becomes significant in our lives. We need to make sure we are heeding His instruction because He is our fuel. So what is your fuel? What lights your fire? What causes your light to shine? Think about it and if it’s not Christ’s Spirit within then turn your attention to Him and make sure you are prepared for our Bridegroom, Jesus Christ’ arrival.