Choose This Day

Jesus tells a story about ten bridesmaids waiting through the night for a delayed bridegroom, and the five without oil discover that what they need can't be borrowed. Joshua gathers Israel at Shechem, tells the story of God's faithfulness, and calls each person to choose this day whom they will serve. One generation later, a new generation grows up not knowing the Lord. Together these texts carry one clear message: faith can't be borrowed or inherited, and God freely gives every person their own oil, every day.