Blessings to you and Jon for a glorious new day, new year! Looking forward to that upward call, “Come up hither.”
Love in Christ Jesus forever and always❣️
Thank you for sharing the passage from 1 Corinthians and thank you for being an example to me of one who demonstrates that kind of love in your life. I have so many fond memories of you sharing God’s love with fellow believers and with the lost. I have personally been touched by it in our friendship.
(1) “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. (2) Five of them were foolish and five were wise. (3) The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. (4) The wise, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. (5) The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep. (6) “At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’ (7) “Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. (8) The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’ (9) ” ‘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.’ (10) “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. (11) “Later the others also came. ‘Sir! Sir!’ they said. ‘Open the door for us!’ (12) “But he replied, ‘I tell you the truth, I don’t know you.’ (13) “Therefore keep watch…
Your testimony is that of a ‘wise virgin’❣️
Thank you for the reminder, Leslie. In every moment, may we choose “love”.
❤️
Blessings to you and Jon for a glorious new day, new year! Looking forward to that upward call, “Come up hither.”
Love in Christ Jesus forever and always❣️
Thank you for sharing the passage from 1 Corinthians and thank you for being an example to me of one who demonstrates that kind of love in your life. I have so many fond memories of you sharing God’s love with fellow believers and with the lost. I have personally been touched by it in our friendship.
❤️
(1) “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. (2) Five of them were foolish and five were wise. (3) The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. (4) The wise, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. (5) The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep. (6) “At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’ (7) “Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. (8) The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’ (9) ” ‘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.’ (10) “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. (11) “Later the others also came. ‘Sir! Sir!’ they said. ‘Open the door for us!’ (12) “But he replied, ‘I tell you the truth, I don’t know you.’ (13) “Therefore keep watch…
Your testimony is that of a ‘wise virgin’❣️
❤️