Spiritual Readiness & Stewardship

The Spirit of God is calling His people to wake up and stay ready.This is the hour to keep your lamp burning and your oil full — to live prepared, alert, and filled with His presence.

The Parable of the Ten Virgins

In Matthew 25:1-13, Jesus told the parable of the ten virgins. All had lamps, but only five brought oil. The lamps symbolize our outward devotion, but the oil represents intimacy with God. When the bridegroom came, only the prepared were ready to enter.

Readiness cannot be borrowed. It’s cultivated daily — in prayer, in worship, in the quiet moments of obedience. God is raising a people who aren’t just busy doing things for Him, but who are burning with Him.

“Let your waist be girded and your lamps burning.”Luke 12:35

Spiritual Stewardship

To be spiritually ready is to be a faithful steward. It means using your voice, your gifts, and your influence for the Kingdom. It’s keeping your eyes on Jesus, like Peter walking on water in Matthew 14:22-33, refusing to sink in fear or distraction.

What I’m learning is we are watchmen in this generation (Ezekiel 33:7) — called to stay spiritually awake, to discern what God is doing, and to partner with heaven through prayer and worship. Jesus has given us authority to bind and loose (Matthew 16:19), to release His will on earth as it is in heaven. He has given us all authority to do so.

Stay Alert and Ready

Now is not the time to drift or slumber or to be complacent. It’s the time to steward the fire, to live watchful and ready for whatever God is about to do next.

“Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes.”Luke 12:43

Keep your lamp full.

Keep your heart pure.

Keep your spirit burning.

The Bridegroom is coming — and He’s looking for a ready bride.

If you need a fresh touch, just ask Holy Spirit for fresh fire and for a fresh outpouring, and do whatever it takes to press into that and receive it by faith, friend! Praying for you.

Pastor Sarah Bell