Herald of maranatha: daily devotional

            Topic: Christians or fools?

                          Proverbs 9:10

There is a popular parable Jesus gave about ten virgins, five wise and five foolish(Matt 25:1-13). In that parable we see that they all had their lamps, but only the five wise ones had something more than just the lamp, extra oil. The foolish virgins might have considered the wise virgins as though they were foolish to have ladened themselves with so much. But at the long run, we could see who was actually foolish.
  This is applicable to the modernist Christians, many wants to walk the path of life with their hands free like that of the foolish virgins, while others take stringent measures to comply to God's will. So many modernist preachers have made, getting to heaven easier than what Jesus described. Matthew 7:14 KJV
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
If you've found yourself on this narrow path, you need to ignore what anyone says to discourage you. The end result shows us who are the wise ones.
"The fear of the Lord is what makes the difference between the wise and fools". The ways of the fools allow many  things, it looks so easy and interesting, but the fear of the Lord constrains the wise and the knowledge of the Holy one gives them uderstanding. Dare to live more in the fear of God, it's really the beginning of wisdom.
Daniel 12:3 KJV
And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.

Prayer: Lord grant me grace to serve you with godly fear and reverence in Jesus' name.
Hebrews 12:28 KJV
Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:

Remain blessed.
Omoloye Abiola.