Am I ready for his coming (Mathew 25:1-13)

Am I ready for his coming?

 

I remember accepting Jesus into my heart as my personal saviour when I was 6, however years of uncertainty and fear followed. Was I really going to go to heaven if I died or if Jesus came before my death. I would lay awake at night struggling with these thoughts, if mom wasn't around and visible when I got home from school, I would think I had missed the 2nd coming. I prayed "the prayer" to accept Jesus into my hear what seemed like 100's of times. At 14 I made a re-commitment that I felt secure about, my fears disappeared and I understood better what it meant to receive Jesus as my personal saviour.

 

Whats the status of your relationship with him?

 

Matthew 25:1-13 (http://www.biblegateway.com)

The Message (MSG)

The Story of the Virgins

25 ^1-5 “God’s kingdom is like ten young virgins who took oil lamps and went out to greet the bridegroom. Five were silly and five were smart. The silly virgins took lamps, but no extra oil. The smart virgins took jars of oil to feed their lamps. The bridegroom didn’t show up when they expected him, and they all fell asleep.

⁶ “In the middle of the night someone yelled out, ‘He’s here! The bride-groom’s here! Go out and greet him!’
^7-8 “The ten virgins got up and got their lamps ready. The silly virgins said to the smart ones, ‘Our lamps are going out; lend us some of your oil.’
⁹ “They answered, ‘There might not be enough to go around; go buy your own.’
¹⁰ “They did, but while they were out buying oil, the bridegroom arrived. When everyone who was there to greet him had gone into the wedding feast, the door was locked.
¹¹ “Much later, the other virgins, the silly ones, showed up and knocked on the door, saying, ‘Master, we’re here. Let us in.’
¹² “He answered, ‘Do I know you? I don’t think I know you.’
¹³ “So stay alert. You have no idea when he might arrive.

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