Devotionals on the Go
331 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago -Life is busy and finding time for Bible Study can be tough. If you think you don't have enough time to spend in God's word - or just not as much time as you'd like - then this podcast is for you. Spend a few minutes listening to scripture, reflecting on its meaning, and considering all the ways you can apply it to your life today. Listen, reflect, and grow - on the go - with Devotionals on the Go.
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Self Care: 8 Week Challenge Week 4 Day 2
April 23, 2024 07:00 - 9 minutes - 6.4 MBMark 1:35-37 & Mark 6:30-32 How did Jesus model self-care? Can you follow His example? https://www.soulstrengthfit.com/
The Lord's Prayer: 8 Week Challenge, Week 4, Day 1
April 22, 2024 07:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBMatthew 6:5-13 Do you think you tend to view God as more of a tender Father, or a perfect and powerful God? Of course He is both, but we sometimes have the tendency to pray with one orientation more than the other. How would your prayers be different if you believed God was a tender and loving Father, but minimized the view of Him as perfect and powerful God? Or that He is perfect and powerful, but not tender and loving? Spend a few moments reflecting on how you most often view God, and...
The Rule of Life: 8 Week Challenge Week 3 Day 6
April 20, 2024 07:00 - 6 minutes - 4.32 MBBe sure to visit SoulStrength Fit to get access to the workouts, nutrition and fitness plans that accompany these devotionals. These verses give us a “rule of life,” a plan of action that will help us focus each of our daily activities toward that goal. Whatever we do, we are to do it all in the name of the Lord. Is pursuing God’s kingdom truly the goal for your life? How seriously do you want to pursue this goal? Think very specifically about three daily activities that you can apply ...
Forgiveness and Mercy: 8 Week Challenge, Week 3, Day 5
April 19, 2024 07:00 - 11 minutes - 8.03 MBJohn 8: 1-11 What changes might Jesus be calling you to make? What are the situations that He may be saying to you: I don’t condemn you, but go and don’t do this anymore? https://www.soulstrengthfit.com/
Light In Darkness: 8 Week Challenge, Week 3, Day 4
April 18, 2024 07:00 - 10 minutes - 7.46 MBEphesians 5:1-17 How can you be a light in the world? To whom might God be wanting you to reflect His light? What is God asking of you? https://www.soulstrengthfit.com/
Spiritual Gifts: 8 Week Challenge, Week 3, Day 3
April 17, 2024 08:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MB1 Corinthians 12:12-26 We each have God-given abilities, or spiritual gifts. Our spiritual gifts are specifically chosen for each of us by God—for our good and for the good of others. It’s our responsibility to discover our spiritual gifts and then develop and exercise them with the help of the Holy Spirit, without envying the gifts of others. https://www.soulstrengthfit.com/
Search Me God: 8 Week Challenge, Week 3, Day 2
April 16, 2024 08:00 - 10 minutes - 7.22 MBPsalm 139:13-24 “Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me.” With great courage, David asks God to search his own heart, to test him and expose anything in him that might not be fully submitted to God. Have you ever prayed that prayer? Are you willing to pray that prayer? https://www.soulstrengthfit.com/
Peacemakers Do Not Envy: 8 Week Challenge, Week 3, Day 1
April 15, 2024 08:00 - 12 minutes - 8.68 MBJames 3:13-18 We all struggle with envy from time to time. How can you begin to overcome comparison and feelings of envy when they emerge? Take a listen. https://www.soulstrengthfit.com/
Abundance and Blessing: 8 Week Challenge, Week 2, Day 6
April 13, 2024 08:00 - 12 minutes - 8.41 MBJohn 21:1-14 Are you facing a situation that seems impossible to find any sort of abundance or blessing? Perhaps a situation that feels hopeless or difficult. Listen to this passage and see how Jesus brought abundance and blessing to what seemed to be a fruitless endeavor. https://www.soulstrengthfit.com/
Proverbs 31: Woman of Noble Character: 8 Week Challenge, Week 2, Day 5
April 12, 2024 07:00 - 12 minutes - 8.47 MBProverbs 31:10-31 What does it mean to be a Proverbs 31 Woman of Noble Character? Listen to the virtues listed to describe this woman of noble character. This beautiful passage inspires us to grow and mature as strong Christian women. https://www.soulstrengthfit.com/
Need to be Healed: 8 Week Challenge, Week 2, Day 4
April 11, 2024 07:00 - 8 minutes - 6.16 MBMark 5:25-34 “If I just touch the edge of his cloak.” If only we could all have such faith. Are you needing to touch the edge of Christ’s cloak right now? Where could you use healing in your life right now? https://www.soulstrengthfit.com/
How Do You Handle Your Weaknesses?: 8 Week Challenge, Week 2, Day 3
April 10, 2024 07:00 - 13 minutes - 9.27 MB2 Corinthians 12:6-10 Often our struggles, or “thorns,” can leave us feeling inadequate, weak, unimportant or insignificant. Consider what negative behaviors you are prone to when you come face to face with your weaknesses or your feelings of inadequacy. https://www.soulstrengthfit.com/
Do You Take Time To Thank God?: 8 Week Challenge, Week 2, Day 2
April 09, 2024 08:00 - 9 minutes - 6.37 MBLuke 17:11-19 It can be easy to forget to thank God for the good things in our lives, yet easy to complain when things go wrong. To what extent do you make the effort to thank God for the blessings He’s given you? https://www.soulstrengthfit.com/
Are You Available For God?: 8 Week Challenge, Week 2, Day 1
April 08, 2024 08:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MBExodus 3:1-15 How often do you pause and honestly tell the Lord, “Here I am Lord, ready to do your will.”? That’s when real growth occurs. When we ask God to use us, regardless of how busy we feel or how out-of-our-comfort zone He is asking us to get. When you seek to be used by God to bless others and bring Him glory, that’s when you truly grow and flourish in Him. https://www.soulstrengthfit.com/
Use Your Gifts: 8 Week Challenge, Week 1, Day 6
April 06, 2024 08:00 - 7 minutes - 5.12 MBMatthew 25:14-21 God has given you gifts, and he wants you to use them for His glory. When our days have been spent and used, it should be our deep hope to hear our savior say, “Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’ https://www.soulstrengthfit.com/
Rooted in Christ, 8 Week Challenge, Week 1 Day 5
April 05, 2024 08:00 - 7 minutes - 5.34 MBWe are told to set our minds on things above, not on earthly things. We must purposefully and mindfully control our thoughts, and shift them when need be. How well are you doing lately with keeping a peaceful and joyful mind which is set on things above? Ephesians 4:22-24
Trials & Difficulties 8 Week Challenge, Week 1, Day 4
April 04, 2024 08:00 - 6 minutes - 4.55 MBWe don’t usually consider our trials to be “pure joy.” God is using your trials. He wants you to grow mature and complete, not lacking anything. James 1:2-10 https://www.soulstrengthfit.com/
Follow Jesus, 8 Week Challenge, Week 1, Day 3
April 03, 2024 08:00 - 10 minutes - 7.5 MBWe are told to take up our cross and follow Jesus. What does that mean, and how can you focus on taking up your cross - in your thoughts, in your actions, and in your words? John 12:23-26 https://www.soulstrengthfit.com/
Forgiveness: 8 Week Challenge, Week 1 Day 2
April 02, 2024 08:00 - 6 minutes - 4.72 MBForgiveness is so important to Jesus that He ties the forgiveness we give others with being forgiven ourselves. Do you struggle with forgiveness? Matthew 6:5-15 https://www.soulstrengthfit.com/
A Living Sacrifice - 8 Week Challenge - Week 1 Day 1
April 01, 2024 08:00 - 5 minutes - 3.88 MBIn order for you to fully allow yourself to be used by God, you must first fully trust God. How might God be wanting to stretch your faith and use you to His glory right now? Romans 12:1-2 https://www.soulstrengthfit.com/
Easter Episode 10: He Is Risen Indeed! Come to the Cross, Week 2, Day 5
March 29, 2024 07:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MBIn Pastor Rick Warren’s sermon “A Faith That Works When Life Doesn’t,” he points out that Jesus’ resurrection took place over the course of 3 days. Friday was a day of fear, pain, and heartache. Saturday was a day of discouragement and hopelessness. And finally on Sunday we experience a day of freedom and joy. He says that we will experience all of these days repeatedly over the course of our lives. We will have days of fear and grief. We will have days of disillusionment and discourag...
Easter Episode 9: The Veil Was Torn, Come to the Cross, Week 2, Day 4
March 28, 2024 07:00 - 13 minutes - 9.3 MBJesus invites us into His Father’s presence. What once separated us from God has been removed. There may be no more veil in the temple, but often we can have a veil in our heart. A guilty conscience, an ongoing sin ignored, an inability to let go of past hurts or regrets, an inability to fully trust. We can create our own barriers separating us from our loving Father. What are these barriers for you? Be sure to check out SoulStrength Fit for more great faith and fitness content and pro...
Easter Episode 8: The Last Supper, Come to the Cross, Week 2, Day 3
March 27, 2024 07:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBThis episode corresponds with Week 2, Workout 2 from SoulStrength Fit’s Come to the Cross Bible Study Fitness Program Certainly, Jesus was teaching humility and service towards others. He was setting an example for us to follow. But what other meaning might we discover from this encounter? Peter was focused on the physical act that was being performed, and he was appalled by the thought of His Lord serving him in such a way. “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will und...
Easter Episode 7: Palm Sunday, Come to the Cross Week 2, Day 2
March 26, 2024 07:00 - 13 minutes - 9.19 MBFor the print version of these devotionals as well as the corresponding Bible Study Workout Programs, visit SoulStrengthfit.com Jesus prepares His disciples for His death as the day draws near. Read: Luke: 18:31-33 What is Jesus trying to tell His disciples in these verses? Do they understand Him? Jesus is warning the disciples in these verses that He must go to Jerusalem, suffer and be killed. He must do this in order to fulfill the scriptures and the prophets. “Then he said to t...
Easter Episode 6: Into Your Hands I Commit - Come to the Cross, Week 2, Day 1
March 25, 2024 07:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBPairs with Week 2 Workout 1 in SoulStrength Fit’s Come to the Cross 2 Week Easter Faith and Fitness program. “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” Are there any particular places that you feel closest to God? Are there places that you feel that you can’t help but notice His presence? Perhaps you feel this way while out in nature as you see the handiwork of His creation. Or perhaps you might sense His presence while looking out into the vastness of the ocean while on the beach, o...
Easter Episode 5: I Am Thirsty, Come to the Cross, Week 1 Day 5
March 22, 2024 07:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBCan you sense Jesus praying for you personally in this passage? “Jesus knew that his mission was now finished, and to fulfill Scripture he said, ‘I am thirsty.’ A jar of sour wine was sitting there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put it on a hyssop branch, and held it up to his lips. When Jesus had tasted it, he said, “It is finished!” Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.” John 19:28-30 It can be easy to forget, as we contemplate the full divinity of Jesus, that He was also ful...
Easter Episode 4: Here is Your Mother, Come to the Cross, Week 1, Day 4
March 21, 2024 07:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MBThis is from the two week faith based fitness series, “Come to the Cross” found at soulstrengthfit.com. Although the Gospels Matthew, Mark, and Luke refer to Jesus’ mother as Mary, John’s Gospel never refers to her by name. John only refers to her as the “mother of Jesus.” Surely he knew her name. Why do you think he referred to her only as the “mother of Jesus”? “The disciple whom Jesus loved” is also not called by name. But in Jesus’ final words, He calls these two into a new family r...
Easter Episode 3: You Will Be With Me in Paradise, Come to the Cross, Week 1, Day 3
March 19, 2024 07:00 - 13 minutes - 9.59 MBPairs with workout 2 from soulstrengthfit.com’s Come to the Cross Faith Based Easter Fitness Program. “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.” Read: Luke 23: 32-43 “One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: ‘Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!’” The word Messiah was a word all Jewish people were familiar with because they were all looking forward to when God would send a messiah. The word refers to the person chosen by God to save the people...
My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me, Come to the Cross, Week 1, Day 2
March 18, 2024 15:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MB“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Read: Mark 15:1-41 In the midst of his pain and agony, Jesus turns to prayer. This was a regular practice for Jesus, as we see throughout the scriptures. He would escape the crowds to go pray, spent time alone with the Father regularly, and prayed with His disciples frequently. His last act before His arrest was to lead his disciples to the Mount of Olives so He could pray. So it is no surprise that his final words included prayer. “Eloi,...
Easter Episode 2: My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me, Come to the Cross, Week 1, Day 2
March 18, 2024 15:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MB“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Read: Mark 15:1-41 In the midst of his pain and agony, Jesus turns to prayer. This was a regular practice for Jesus, as we see throughout the scriptures. He would escape the crowds to go pray, spent time alone with the Father regularly, and prayed with His disciples frequently. His last act before His arrest was to lead his disciples to the Mount of Olives so He could pray. So it is no surprise that his final words included prayer. “Eloi,...
Easter Episode 1: Come Father, Forgive Them: Come to The Cross, Week 1 Day 1
March 17, 2024 17:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBWe are invited to come to the cross and listen to Jesus’ last words during His final hours. Lean in closely and listen to the message Jesus has for you in each of His final statements. Next week, we’ll step back and journey through the final days leading up to our Lord’s triumph and resurrection. “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” Luke 23:34 “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Matthew 27:46; Mark 15:34 “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me ...
Come Father, Forgive Them: Come to The Cross, Week 1 Day 1
March 17, 2024 17:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBWe are invited to come to the cross and listen to Jesus’ last words during His final hours. Lean in closely and listen to the message Jesus has for you in each of His final statements. Next week, we’ll step back and journey through the final days leading up to our Lord’s triumph and resurrection. “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” Luke 23:34 “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Matthew 27:46; Mark 15:34 “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me ...
The Parable of the Wedding Banquet: Parables of Jesus Week 7, Day 5
March 15, 2024 07:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBBe sure to visit soulstrengthfit.com for the full downloadable devotional and much more faith and fitness content. Weddings were very important social events in Jesus’ day. They would serve to both celebrate the couple and honor the host, and a royal wedding celebration would be the event of the decade for the kingdom. It was assumed that if someone was invited to this important event, they would attend. The invited guests in this parable, however, decide not to attend, and this very abn...
The Cost of Being a Disciple : The Parables of Jesus, Week 7, Day 4
March 14, 2024 08:00 - 12 minutes - 8.65 MBThis Devotional comes from week 7 in the SoulStrength Fit Parables of Jesus Workout Program found at soulstrengthfit.com. Jesus is warning about the importance of responding to - and living out - His teachings. To fail to do so would make us as useless as “unsalty” salt. Are there any ways in which the distractions, demands, or worries of this world have taken away a bit of your saltiness? Be sure to check out SoulStrength Fit for more great faith and fitness content and programs.
The Rich Man and Lazarus - Money and Faith : The Parables of Jesus, Week 7, Day 3
March 13, 2024 08:00 - 11 minutes - 7.71 MBThis Devotional comes pairs with workout 2 from week 7 in the SoulStrength Fit Parables of Jesus Workout Program found at soulstrengthfit.com Can you think of times of prosperity in which you actually felt distracted by, or focused on, success, stability or pleasure, and consequently became more distant from God? And conversely, can you bring to mind times of trial, suffering, or despair that drew you closer to God and led you to seek Him for comfort? Be sure to check out SoulStrength Fit...
The Watchful Servant - Are You Ready? : The Parables of Jesus, Week 7, Day 2
March 12, 2024 08:00 - 9 minutes - 6.88 MBThis Devotional comes from week 7 in the SoulStrength Fit Parables of Jesus Workout Program found at soulstrengthfit.com. I tell you the truth, slaves are not greater than their master. Nor is the messenger more important Our Lord Jesus wants to reward you for being a good and faithful manager of all He has entrusted to you. Are you up for the challenge? Be sure to check out SoulStrength Fit for more great faith and fitness content and programs.
A Lamp on a Stand - This Little Light of Mine : The Parables of Jesus, Week 7, Day 1
March 11, 2024 08:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBThis Devotional pairs with workout 1 from week 7 in the SoulStrength Fit Parables of Jesus Workout Program found at soulstrengthfit.com. Today I encourage you to be open about your love for Jesus. Be open about your love for others. Let Jesus on the inside be seen on the outside. Your “good deeds” should be the light that God uses to draw others to Him. So, let your light shine. Be patient when others would be rude. Be kind when others would be harsh. Show love where others would show hate....
The Parable of the Tenants - The Vineyard : The Parables of Jesus, Week 6, Day 5
March 08, 2024 09:00 - 11 minutes - 8.21 MBThis Devotional comes pairs with workout 3 from week 6 in the SoulStrength Fit Parables of Jesus Workout Program found at soulstrengthfit.com. Rejecting Jesus is not a choice without consequences. Those who reject Him will one day pay dearly for it. That is why we need to do everything we can to help those around us to accept Jesus as a stone on which to build for eternity, and to keep them from stumbling and falling in that decision. How might God be specifically calling you to help o...
A Dutiful Servant : The Parables of Jesus, Week 6, Day 4
March 07, 2024 09:00 - 12 minutes - 8.86 MBThis Devotional is day 4 from week 6 in the SoulStrength Fit Parables of Jesus Workout Program found at soulstrengthfit.com. It can be easy to assume that we willingly serve the Lord, expecting nothing in return. But do we? Really search your heart. Can you find any hidden areas in which you expect God to somehow reward you? Be sure to check out SoulStrength Fit for more great faith and fitness content and programs.
The Unforgiving Servant - An Unforgiving Heart : The Parables of Jesus, Week 6, Day 3
March 06, 2024 08:00 - 13 minutes - 9.16 MBThis Devotional comes pairs with workout 2 from week 6 in the SoulStrength Fit Parables of Jesus Workout Program found at soulstrengthfit.com. If you were to rate yourself on a scale of 1-10, with 1 being the most critical and 10 being the least critical, how would you rate yourself as a person who tends to be critical of others, quick to judge, and slow to forgive? Be sure to check out SoulStrength Fit for more great faith and fitness content and programs.
The Thief in the Night : The Parables of Jesus, Week 6, Day 2
March 05, 2024 09:00 - 11 minutes - 8.26 MBThis Devotional is day 2 from week 6 in the SoulStrength Fit Parables of Jesus Workout Program found at soulstrengthfit.com. “You ought to live holy and godly lives,” Peter writes, “as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming.” What do you think it means to live a “holy and godly life,” and how can you better prepare yourself for the Lord’s second coming? Be sure to check out SoulStrength Fit for more great faith and fitness content and programs.
The Shrewd Man of the World; How Jesus Wants You to Use Your Money: The Parables of Jesus, Week 6, Day 1
March 04, 2024 08:00 - 13 minutes - 9.36 MBThis Devotional comes pairs with workout 1 from week 6 in the SoulStrength Fit Parables of Jesus Workout Program found at soulstrengthfit.com. Jesus takes matters of earthly wealth, possessions, and resources seriously. How we handle our money is a tip off to how faithful we would be in other areas, and faithfulness in this and all areas of our lives are rewarded with spiritual treasures. Be sure to check out SoulStrength Fit for more great faith and fitness content and programs.
The Wise and Foolish Builders - Will Your House Stand?: The Parables of Jesus, Week 5, Day 5:
March 01, 2024 09:00 - 13 minutes - 9.29 MBThis Devotional comes pairs with workout 3 from week 5 in the SoulStrength Fit Parables of Jesus Workout Program found at soulstrengthfit.com. It is foolish to live as if this life was all that mattered, yet many people do. We will all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. “Just as people are destined to die once, and after that face judgment…” we will all one day be judged for things done, and things left undone. How are you doing with building your house so it will stand on the d...
Jesus and Beelzebul: The Parables of Jesus, Week 5 Day 4
February 29, 2024 08:00 - 10 minutes - 7.38 MBBe sure to visit soulstrengthfit.com for the full downloadable devotional and much more faith and fitness content. Jesus didn’t come to overthrow the Romans, but to overthrow Satan, and the religious leaders did not like this. Jesus challenged their authority and called out their hypocrisy, making them like Him even less. In today’s passage, Jesus healed a blind and mute man and delivered him from his demon possession. Unable to deny what Jesus had done, the religious leaders instead acc...
The Parable of Two Sons - Jesus Wants You to Get to Work: The Parables of Jesus, Week5 Day 3
February 28, 2024 08:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MBThis Devotional Pairs with Week 5 Workout 2, from The Parables of Jesus Workout Series in SoulStrength Fit found at www.soulstrengthfit.com We can have the reputation of a good Christian. We can do all the “right” things - go to church, tithe, help those less fortunate - and still be out of touch with the Father just as the religious leaders were. They were active in all sorts of religious things, but their hearts were in the wrong place. They were not working in God’s vineyard. They w...
Do Your Branches Have Fruit? - The Barren Fig Tree: The Parables of Jesus, Week 5, Day 2
February 27, 2024 09:00 - 14 minutes - 9.73 MBThis Devotional comes from the Parables of Jesus workout program at www.soulstrengthfit.com. Luke 16:1-9: The Bible is clear that salvation is by grace, but that a transformed life is evidence of genuine faith. Jesus wants us to live our lives for God. He wants us to stay deeply rooted in His Word and remain in His presence in all we do. He tends to our branches, and He expects a fruitful return of His investment because He has willingly paid dearly through the death on the cross. His d...
The Rich Fool: The Parables of Jesus, Week 5, Day 1
February 26, 2024 21:00 - 14 minutes - 10.3 MBThis Devotional pairs with Workout 1 from Week 5 in the Parables of Jesus Fitness program found @ https://www.soulstrengthfit.com The Rich Fool - pairs with Workout 1 When things go well in your life, when you’ve worked hard, found success, and prospered in some way, do you congratulate yourself or stop and thank God? Do you attribute your success to intelligence, your hard work, your education or training, but neglect to give thanks to the Lord? Do you feel humble and dependent on God in...
The Pharisee and the Tax Collector - At Least I’m Better Than Them: The Parables of Jesus, Week 4, Day 5
February 23, 2024 09:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBThis Devotional pairs with Workout 3 from Week 4 in the Parables of Jesus Fitness program found @ https://www.soulstrengthfit.com We are called to follow Jesus’ example, to be gentle and humble in heart. But to understand and pursue humility, we must understand pride, and recognize how easy it is to fall into prideful thoughts and actions. Part of the problem with pride is that it is easy to see in OTHER people but hard to see in OURSELVES. It blinds us and gives us a tunnel vision such t...
Introduction to the Sermon on the Mount - Jesus Wants To Use YOU : The Parables of Jesus, Week 4, Day 4
February 22, 2024 09:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBThis Devotional is part of week 4 in the Parables of Jesus Fitness program found @ https://www.soulstrengthfit.com When Jesus says, “you are the salt of the earth…you are the light of the world,” He is effectively saying, “You’re my plan for bringing transformation. You are my plan for spreading the gospel. You are my hands and my feet.” Imagine that you are a part of the crowd of people gathered to listen to Jesus on that hillside. He looks at you—not someone else, but you—and says, “...
The Wise and Foolish Virgins - Are You Prepared? : The Parables of Jesus, Week 4, Day 3
February 21, 2024 08:00 - 11 minutes - 8.17 MBThis Devotional pairs with Workout 2 from Week 4 in the Parables of Jesus Fitness program found @ https://www.soulstrengthfit.com The foolish are the ones who don’t know the Lord. When Jesus returns, many who have considered themselves to be children of God will be shown not to be. The foolish young women were unable to borrow oil from the wise, and so it will be at the end of time. No one will be justified because they attended church. None will be justified because their mother, fath...