Wake Up

Matthew 25:5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.   (KJV)

The wise did exactly as the foolish.  There was no difference in their actions, conversations, or appearance. The only difference we see is the fact that the wise were prepared whereas the foolish were not.  The wise had oil for their lamps.

The oil is a symbol of the Holy Spirit.  The wise had the Holy Spirit, the foolish did not.  We cannot always tell who is saved and who is not.  Its not always the saved who act like the world, but sometimes it is the world acting like the saved that brings the difficulty.  Eventually the lack of the power of the Holy Spirit in the lives of the lost becomes apparent.  The lamps going out was a sure sign that the lost were lost.  Why didn't the wise warn the foolish before it was too late?

They were busy.  They were sleeping.  They were comfortable.  They were not watching.  Let it not be said of me that I slept.

Romans 13:11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.   (KJV)