Don’t be a foolish virgin: Pay attention

I. MY DEAR BROTHER, from this day onward pay attention and don’t be one of the five foolish virgins. “Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them:  But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.” (Matthew 25:1-4). All the ten virgins had lamps and a quantity of oil and had the intention to meet the bridegroom. But five were foolish virgins who had intentions without attention, energy without purpose, and interest without strategic plan. So they failed to calculate the cost and failed to pay attention to details. You might all be working at the same organization, but still there are five foolish virgins among you. Yes! You are attending the same church, but there are still five foolish virgins among. Fifty percent of the virgins were foolish and fifty percent wise. Which group do you belong to?

II. MY BELOVED SISTER, while the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. And at midnight, there was a cry made: Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of Man cometh. Beloved, all the ten virgins slumbered and slept off, showing the weakness of mankind. Sister, you might all be holding the same qualification from the same university, but you are not the same. You might all be working at the same organization or attending the same church, but you are not the same. You are all married, but you are not the same. You come from the same family, but you are not the same.

III. SON OF MAN, there are 50 percent foolish virgins and 50 percent wise virgins, for very soon the rains of life will come against both the wise man, who built his house upon a rock, and the foolish man, who built his house upon the sand. And the wise man’s house will not fall, for it was founded upon a rock, but the foolish man’s fell and great was the fall of it. (Matthew 7:24-27). The rains fell on both houses, but the foundation showed the difference in what happened afterward. Are you sound in the WORD OF GOD to say, "Get thee behind me, Satan"? Beloved, the foundation makes the difference. The 50 percent foolish virgins did not pay attention; they had lamps but no oil, they slept while waiting, and when the bridegroom came, they were not ready. (Matthew 25:1-13). Sister, revive your prayer life from the 50 percent foolish virgin methodology—stop rushing in prayer, stop praying while watching TV. Don’t sing with your mouth while your heart is in the market. Don’t dance to impress the congregation. Be among the 50 percent wise virgin—be purposeful in your prayer, pay attention in worship, for God deserves your full attention, not your leftover. If you fail to give God your full attention, you slip into the company of the 50 percent foolish virgins.

IV. DAUGHTER OF ZION, pay attention to the Word Of God. (Luke 8:18) “Take heed therefore how ye hear.” (Proverbs 4:23) “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.” Pay attention to what is entering your heart, what you are watching, what you are listening to, who you are following, and what you are desiring. Examine your heart daily. Ask: Lord, is there anything in me that displeases You? (Ephesians 5:15-16) “See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.” Sister, Martha was busy, and Mary was attentive; caution, busyness can be a form of disobedience when it keeps you from focusing on Jesus Christ. You are a church worker; does it keep you away from listening to the sermon? Wake up! Pay attention! When you pay attention, the still small voice becomes loud, direction becomes clear, you notice the warning signs early, you discern the wrong relationship, and you sense the wrong door. Remember this is a DIVINE NEW DAY PROPHETIC WORD of encouragement sent forth through the authority and power of Christ Jesus and delivered to the brethren through God's Vessel, Francis Ameyibor. Yes! Today, turn off the noise, tune your spirit, open your ears, open your Bible, and open your heart.

V. 2026 IS OUR YEAR AND SEASON TO BE LIFTED UP—Pay attention, for God is speaking. Pay attention as the enemy is also moving. Pay attention, for the time is running. Pay attention; eternity is nearer than you first believed.

PRAYER: May the Lord sharpen your spiritual senses, awaken your sleeping spirit, silence every distraction, and grant you a heart that hears and obeys quickly. Go in alertness, go in focus, and go in fire, through the power of the Holy Ghost and in the name of Jesus Christ. AMEN!

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