Today's Favorite Verse: Doctrine & Covenants 33:17
"Wherefore, be faithful, praying always, having your lamps trimmed and burning, and oil with you, that you may be ready at the coming of the Bridegroom—"
I cannot help but think of the parable of the ten virgins when I read this verse. When I think of all the signs showing how close we are to the second coming of Jesus Christ there is no time to slack. I need to continually pray, keep my lamp trimmed and burning, and oil with me. I cannot afford to run low on the gospel fuel that feeds me spiritually.
"World-class athletes and university doctoral students spend hours and days and weeks and months and even years of preparation. Daily drops of preparation are required of them to come out on top. Likewise, those who wish to qualify for exaltation in the celestial kingdom are expected to live a higher standard of obedience that comes by practicing the virtue of obedience day by day and drop by drop.As we consistently and diligently add oil, drop by drop, to our spiritual lamps, doing these small and simple things, we can have our lamps “trimmed and burning” with astonishing preparation."
(Linda K. Burton, "Prepared in a Manner That Never Had Been Known", Oct 2014 General Conference)
Day 3622
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