Do I know you?!?

During my travels, I meet a lot of people. And sometimes—awkward confession—I don’t remember them when we cross paths again years later. 🫣

There have even been moments when someone shows me a photo of us together and…I have zero recollection. Of course, I’d never say that to their faces. I usually just smile and say, “Wow, it’s so great to see you again!”

I don’t want to be rude by saying, “Sorry, I don’t know you.”

But in Jesus’ parable of the ten virgins, the bridegroom had no problem doing just that 🤷🏻‍♂️ (Matthew 25:6).

The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut. Later, the others also came. “Lord, Lord,” they said, “open the door for us!” But he replied, “Truly I tell you, I don’t know you.” – Matthew 25:10-12 NIV

What’s striking is that the virgins clearly knew the bridegroom—they called him “Lord, Lord!”

But his response? “I don’t know you.”🤔

We are the virgins in this story, and Jesus is the bridegroom.

The most important question is not do you know Jesus? But does Jesus know you?

Now, I can hear you thinking, “But Jesus is God, He knows everything and everyone!” And yes, that’s true! But the point Jesus is making in this parable is that He wants to know us on an intimate level.

The oil in the lamps of the virgins represents intimacy and relationship. We’ll come back to that tomorrow, but for today, just sit with this:

Jesus is inviting you into closeness, into friendship. He desires for you to make yourself known to Him, to have a personal and intimate relationship with Him.

Hey! You are a Chamatkar.

Cameron Mendes