In Part 1 of this blog series, we looked at the base-level definition of the term virgin-servant. Taking this further, in a deeper context, a virgin-servant refers to anyone who is holy, set apart solely for God, and worthyin God’s eyes.
Having read this deeper definition, it is natural to do a quick scan of one’s self and then questioningly wonder: Am I a virgin-servant? Given my many flaws, how can I possibly be a virgin-servant? While these and other similar types of disqualifying questions might come up, keep in mind thatthe ONLY qualifier is God’s eyes– how He sees us, and by extension, His Word – what He says about us (i.e. what He calls us). God says what He sees even when it is yet-to-be-seen by the one to and/or for whom it is said.
Starting fromJudges 6:11, the bible tells a story of a man named Gideon – focusing onJudges 6:11-12, we see that (by the Word of God through The Angel of God) Gideon is called a fearless, courageous, brave, mighty man of valor WHILE he was acting based on fear(Judges 6:11)and IN SPITE OF God’s foreknowledge that Gideon was going to be afraid(Judges 7:9-11).
Like Gideon, you are who God says you are. God’s invitation to you is the indication that you are a virgin-servant. It does NOT matter if you don’t yet look like it to you, it matters more (and only) that God’s invitation is extended to you.
Blessed is the one whom the LORD chooses and causes to come near, that he may dwell in His courts! We shall be satisfied with the goodness of God’s House …
Psalm 65:4
God’s invitation/calling is itself what changes us into how God sees us and into what/who He calls us.
For it is God who … called us with a calling that is in itself holy and leads to holiness – a consecrated,set-apart life. He did this not because of anything of merit that we have done, but of and to further His Own purpose (divine pleasure) and marvelous grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus,even before time began!
2 Timothy 1:9(AMP/C, TPT)
As we WAIT on God, by virtue of believing in Him, we inherently agree with Him and actively receive His invitation. In doing this, we are changed –Isaiah 40:31(AMPC). As we WAIT on God … as we tarry and remain in Him (His Love, Word, Spirit), a transformation happens – from glory to glory – 2 Corinthians 3:18. As we cling (hold tight) to and feast on Him, we are translated, awakened …
who is this one? She arises out of her desert, clinging to her Beloved.I awakened you … as you were feasting upon Me,I awakened your innermost being with the travail of birth as you longed for more of Me.
SOS 8:5(TPT)
… we are given new birth … we become who God calls us, which is how He sees us: virgin-servants … holy, set-apart, worthy, His!
… Dear Virgin Israel … My Servant Israel … I have chosen you and named you as My Own, you are Mine.
Jeremiah 31:4(MSG),Isaiah 43:10(AMPC, MSG, VOICE, NLT),Isaiah 43:1(VOICE, AMPC)
Dear virgin-servant, be the Word of God that you are: holy, set-apart, worthy, His very Own bride! Be how He sees you (what He calls you): His dear virgin-servant💖
I have grown and have become a bride … my love for Him has made me a tower of passion and contentment for My Beloved …THIS is how He sees me– I am the one who brings Him bliss, finding favor in His eyes … I became in the KING’s eyes one who found favor, one to be respected (honored) and allowed to find PEACE …
SOS 8:10
… God is PEACE(Judges 6:24). The Master-Bridegroom is The KING of PEACE, He is wild for you. Seek Him while He can be found … seek Him while there is still TIME (before the end of time). He lifts Himself up to be gracious to you –Isaiah 30:18, He has given you (and He is) all you need – all that pertains to life and godliness (the very nature and quality of God) – 2 Peter 1:3. He is LIFE and all that pertains to Him. Hold tight to what you’ve been given – hold tight to God, He is your birthright.
RE: Matthew 25:1-13– Enabled by the HolySpirit, I’ve come to understand that:
- The invitation to each of the 10 virgins came with the amount of oil needed to last till the exact moment of the Bridegroom’s arrival. This holds true with the nature of God, His call comes with and is all that’s needed to accomplish the purpose of His call – 2 Timothy 1:9
- The 5 foolish virgins running out of oil means that they didn’t bring all their God-given Oil with them. This could be because (A) they didn’t ask for it –James 4:2, John 16:24, and/or (B) they let it be taken from them – either by they themselves giving it away (same as with Esau, who gave away His birthright –Genesis 25:29-34), or by it being taken away because they did not carefully hold tight to it.
Do NOT lose, throw/fling away your fearless confidence (HOPE)for it has a glorious and great recompense of reward … you are destined for a great reward. In a little while, only a little longer,The One Who is coming will come without delay💖 …
Hebrews 10:35 (AMP/C, KJV, TPT) Hebrews 10:37-39(VOICE)
- The use of the word foolish was NOT an insult but an appropriate indication that these 5 virgins were unwise – they didn’t use the full Knowledge of God that was given to them. As described inProverbs 1:9, the foolish virgins despised what was given to them.
Somewhat similar to Esau, the 5 foolish virgins regarded the Oil that they were given as unworthy or worth-less, not worth holding on and tightly to.
- The 5 foolish virgins were denied entry NOT because they were late. If that was the case, the Bridegroom won’t have waited for them nor would He have responded to their knock on the door. Instead, He waited for them. Keep in mind that He had rooms prepared for them(John 14:3), to mean that He secured their spots with the HOPE that they will be ready to take their rightful place with and in Him. Yes, God hopes too! 💖 For the JOY set before Him, the Bridegroom waited – He endured (waited), He travailed (waited) –Hebrews 12:2B,Isaiah 53:11. Even now, the Bridegroom waits!
- The Bridegroom’s response of I know you not and the consequent no-entry had to do with the oil …
… After the 5 foolish virgins ran out of oil, they went to get some from God-knows-where BUT what they got was NOT the Oil God gave them. This imitation oil did not have the nature and quality of God hence, the Bridegroom’s response: I know you not. God ONLY recognizes God – hence the call to be holy as and BECAUSE God is HOLY –Leviticus 20:26– thankfully, God’s calling leads to holiness, God Himself makes us holy as we wait on and with Him. Yes, God waits too! 💖 Wait with Him.
Dear VIRGIN-servant …
… your Master-Bridegroom comes, go out to meet Him.
… this journey through the Time Zone (this desert, this wilderness) to meet The Master-Bridegroom (THE PROMISED LAND) is ONLY possible by God, through God, and in God. Indeed, it is a journey with God and in God to meet with God.
… you’ve been given ALL that’s needed for this journey/walk with God – you’ve been given a Reservoir of Oil (your God-appointed HOPE, your God-appointed God–THE HOLYSPIRIT💖). This Reservoir of Oil isexactly ALL that’s neededto make it to the very end of time, to the Master-Bridegroom’s arrival at midnight … to the expected end that marks the FULL START of your FUTURE with and in God.
… you have not been this way before. As such, TRUST the HolySpirit (your God-appointed God). He knows THE WAY; He is The GATEWAY. Step out with Him through the Archway of TRUST and walk with Him through the Pathway of PEACE.
… As you step out with and in the HolySpirit:
- Strip yourself of your manliness which is (and results in) the fear of man. Set aside every weight that easily besets you – unbelief, doubt, fear. Leave self behind … self-sacrifice (HUMILITY) is God’s way.
- Clothe yourself with Godliness – Clothe yourself with God, clothe yourself with the Word and Spirit of God that God IS. In other words, clothe yourself with FAITH– this is the impenetrable STRENGTH by and through which you walk humbly with God. Clothe yourself with STRENGTH –Isaiah 52:1. Smother yourself with OIL.
- Take all your God-appointed HOPE with you. Never be without the bottomless Reservoir and continuous (endless) Supply of Oil that you have been given. Never be without the HolySpirit, He is MORE than enough.
… do NOT attempt to get Oil (HOPE) from anywhere else – such oil will NOT have the nature and quality of God and is unrecognizable to God.
… WHEN you need more Oil, ask … keep asking that you may be given from the Reservoir of your already-given Oil – Matthew 7:7A, Luke 11:13B
… how much more will your Heavenly Father Who conceived you in LOVE give the HolySpirit’s Fullness to those who ask and continue to ask Him.
Luke 11:13B(AMPC, MSG, TPT)
… The HolySpirit is your Birthright – He is your righteousness and your right of passage in to the FULL START of your new birth and eternally feast-filled life with and in God. Hold tightly to Him, your life depends on Him. Therefore, TODAY, when you hear His Voice saying: this is the way you should go (Isaiah 30:21), follow every word, every leading – Psalm 32:8-9 (TPT), Hebrews 3:7,12,15.
… apply every drop of your God-given Oil, it’s yours to have, enjoy, and use as intended. Each drop and application of this continuous supply of Oil, the Word of God through (and) the HolySpirit, is how we make it through the corruption and futility of this Time Zone … It is how we make it to the expected end to which we have been called – God’s divine nature, His Own glory, excellence, goodness – Holiness.
By means of these He has bestowed on us His precious exceedingly great promises, so that through them (through the Promises of God – His Words of Promise, of which the HolySpirit is proof) we may escape the moral decay and corruption of this world and partake in God’s divine nature.
2 Peter 1:4
… Use your Oil – Use God. Be wise.
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