Tuesday | 27 October 2026

A double portion of oil

The apostle Paul rejoiced that wherever the administration of the ‘Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty’. 2Co 3:17. Jesus Himself declared that freedom and liberty is the outcome of the ministry of the sevenfold Spirit of Yahweh. When He stood up in the synagogue in His hometown of Nazareth, He declared, ‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the broken‑hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed.’ Luk 4:18.

Jesus counselled the leaders in Laodicea to anoint their eyes with eye salve, because it is not possible to understand the fellowship of a presbytery and the fellowship of a lampstand church without this anointing. Jesus described the seven stars in His right hand, and the seven golden lampstands, as ‘a mystery’, because they reveal the life and fellowship of Yahweh and they can only be understood by the illumination of the Spirit. A lampstand church is the administration of the sevenfold Spirit of Yahweh. It is not a man‑made organisation or denominational structure.

Once we have been awakened from our spiritual slumber to see the administration of Christ’s lampstand churches, we must proceed to buy ‘the double portion’ of oil that is necessary for us to become active participants in His administration. The necessity for a double portion of oil is the lesson of the parable of the five wise and five foolish virgins. This lesson is particularly relevant for us as we approach the time when the Father will take His seat to establish His kingdom on the earth. It is only those who have purchased a double portion of oil, through their active participation in lampstand churches now, who will be part of the lampstand administration before the Father’s throne in the time of the end.