II Corinthians 4:5-7
"For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake. For God, Who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us."
June 27th
"But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not." Matthew 25:12
The "foolish" KNOW not their Lord, neither does He KNOW them (Matt. 25:12). The divine flame within has never mounted up to become a flaming STAR in this stygian night: He has not seen its light (`tis but the barest flicker)!
Therefore, "I know you not"! Such do not enjoy the BLESSEDNESS and REST of the "wise" virgin 7 whose whole being throbs with the Life-in-Light of Christ. ENCHANTED is the earthlife of the wise 7, and she thrills in joy in her perpetual "grooming" – that blinding she may be to her Lord!
The IMprudent 7 has not the OIL which feeds the flame to burst into an incandescent light. She sees but her path in moonlight; the lurid glares of "Jericho" beguile her; its camouflage she cannot pierce. She is the victim of her "UNlit lamp"! She believes that naught but sorrow and tribulation is her lot. And indeed it is - until her eyes get opened!
Discourses #7 (continued tomorrow...)