IV.—Great trials will yield sweet memories.
None of Abraham’s journeys cost him so many tears as this, and none were so pleasant to recall.
Perhaps Calvary is the sweetest spot on earth to God.
XXVI. OIL FOR LAMPS.
Matthew xxv. 1-13.
God’s kingdom is imperfect as yet, for it is not said to be like five, but ten virgins. It is worthy of our careful thought that it is to be made perfect by contraction, not expansion. The King is to say “Depart!” as well as “Come!”
We do not attempt anything like exposition of this solemn and yet charming parable, but rather to notice some of the most easily perceived truths it discovers.