They got tired of waiting for the bridegroom to come. They ceased to live their lives from that divine Center who gives life. Their trouble lay in loss of union with God. Christ was no longer present. We can never do justice to the truth of God's Word until the Holy Spirit fulfills it in our hearts and lives.
Religion can be mere lip service, without any real heart in it.
Nothing can be more serious than to be without life from God. By dependence on the Holy Spirit we share each day in Christ's life and His victory over sin. We do not shift our center to depend on ourselves. We are led continually by the Spirit. The Holy Spirit symbolized by the oil will bring forth the fruit of the Spirit.