Our text is the familiar story of the ten virgins with the lamps. This chapter is known as the Coming of the Lord chapter. The custom of the day, the bridal party would wait with the party and her handmaidens until the groom arrived to take his place in the wedding party. Five of the virgins in the story are called wise, and they brought extra oil in case waiting for the groom takes a while. The other five were less careful and only brought enough oil to last a short time. The groom was late, and all the foolish virgins ran out of oil. The point of this story is that we must be ready for the coming of the Lord, no matter when that takes place. It also reminds us that we must all be prepared and cannot share what we have with someone else. All must be ready and have their own provision. This story also shows the danger of only having the minimum required to make it. We must have faith and walk with God, that will stand until the end, no matter when that is.