The oil is not enough by V.Toussaint

Yesterday marked the beginning of Advent a time of hope and anticipation. a time of looking forward to celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, of spending time with family and friends, of much needed rest and relaxation, and a time to reflect. It is also a time to be considerate of others who are less fortunate in our families, circles of influence and in the world. We are also reminded to be watchful of the second coming of Christ. Jesus said  "Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour"-In the parable of the ten virgins  Five of the women had just enough to get into heaven and the other five were running out and non of them were keeping watch they were asleep. we as Christians are supposed to have our cups running over with oil. We are supposed to have more then enough to be able to share. But a lot of us are selfish Christians who only care about our own salvation and our own problems. We don't even make time to pray for others. The weakest in our churches, families, communities, and in the world need these prayers. The anointing from us needs to trickle down into their lives Psalm 133:1-3. When we do this we go from being Christians to being part of the body of Christ. We are in unity with Christ and his body. Unity brings anointing to heal and deliver the body of Christ. It creates wholeness Eph 4:13. When we are being selfish in our prayers we tend to look at our circumstances a lot and less at Jesus. Seeing him work in our lives is believing. We then tend to waver in our faith. But when our prayers become more aware of others needs and pray for those needs  the anointing begins to flow through us till over flowing and we can make an impact on those weakest around us. During this time we need to be watchful, prayerful, and selfless to have an impact that can make a difference in the body of Christ and will be eternally beneficial. So let's make this time mark the beginning of a more powerful anointing in the body of Christ because of a unified decision to make prayers for those weakest around us. 
Lord Jesus help us to be more sensitive to the needs of others and to be prayerful of all those who are in need in the world spiritually and naturally. Help us to leave our lives in your hands and trust you will care for us. Help us to keep watch and not fall asleep  In Jesus Name Amen.