Water of Intercession: A Reflection on Matthew 25

1. The Parable of the Ten Virgins – A Wake-Up Call to Preparedness

📖 Matthew 25:1–13 (KJV)
Jesus tells of ten virgins who took their lamps to meet the bridegroom. Five were wise and brought oil; five were foolish and did not.

“They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them.” – Matthew 25:3

The lamp represents the outward form—your confession, your religious activity, your appearance.
The oil represents the inward reality—the Holy Spirit, intimacy, submission, and a life governed by Christ.

🛑 Point: You can carry a lamp (look the part) and still miss the Kingdom if you do not carry oil (live in true submission).

2. Serving Power vs. Governing Power of Jesus

These are not the same:

  • Serving Power: Jesus as Savior—He washes your feet, heals your wounds, and forgives sins.

  • Governing Power: Jesus as King—He gives commands, calls for submission, and governs your decisions.

“You can choose salvation but not allow Him to govern you.”

This is the tragedy of Matthew 25:12

“Verily I say unto you, I know you not.”

They had lamps (profession of faith) but not oil (governed lives).

3. Every Word Requires a Response

Every time you hear the Word of God, you must decide:

“Are you willing—or are you ignoring the will of God?”

Adam heard God’s word in Eden, but chose his own way.
The dominion mandate was not removed—but Adam forfeited his participation in the Kingdom because he rejected God's government.

4. Understanding Authority: Lessons from the Centurion

📖 Matthew 8:8–10
The Roman centurion told Jesus:

“Speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.”

Jesus marveled, saying:

“I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.”

🛑 Point: The centurion recognized Jesus’ governing authority. He didn’t need physical proof. He understood rank, word, and submission.

5. Psalm 82 – God’s Judicial Standing

📖 Psalm 82:1 (KJV)

“God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.”

📖 Psalm 82:6 (KJV)

“I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.”

God stands in Scripture to render judgment or to act in authority. Two key moments where God stood:

  1. Psalm 82:1 – God stands in divine council to judge.

  2. Acts 7:55–56 – At Stephen’s martyrdom, Jesus stood at the right hand of God—not seated—to receive or judge the moment.

6. The Cry of the Bridegroom and the Oil Crisis

📖 Matthew 25:5–6

“While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. And at midnight there was a cry made…”

This is the rapture cry—the return of Jesus.

The foolish virgins were unprepared. They asked for oil when it was too late.
Oil cannot be borrowed. It is cultivated in the secret place, through waiting, obedience, and intimacy.

7. You Have the Lamp—Do You Have the Oil?

You may have the knowledge, the gifts, the activity—but if you don’t have oil, your lamp will burn out.

🔥 The water of intercession is needed to combat spiritual dryness.
Oil flows where prayer flows. The fire stays alive where the altar is maintained.

8. Final Thought – Fortune of the North

You wrote: “Fortune of the north rests on such people.”

This may prophetically point to those who are prepared, governed by God, and walking in intercession and authority. The foolish miss it because they only seek the benefits, not the government of Jesus.

Prayer: Govern Me, Lord Jesus

Abba Father, in the name of Jesus,
Thank You for the warning in Your Word. I do not want to be like the foolish virgins—carrying a lamp without oil. I want to be found ready. Prepared. Filled. Governed by Your Spirit.

Lord Jesus, I know You as Savior—help me now to live under Your kingship.
Refine my ears to hear Your Word. Give me grace to respond in obedience.
Deliver me from spiritual dryness. Pour the water of intercession into my soul.
Let the oil of intimacy and submission flow in me daily.

Teach me to wait, to listen, and to yield to Your authority.
Not my will, but Yours be done.

I do not want to merely choose salvation—I want to walk under Your government.
Rule me. Teach me. Use me.

In Jesus Almighty name, Amen. 

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