Daily Dose Hacks: DIY Oil Lamp: The Light of Preparation

When electricity fails, light becomes precious. With simple supplies, you can make a DIY oil lamp to bring illumination in darkness.

How to Make a Simple Oil Lamp

• Materials: Glass jar, cooking oil or olive oil, cotton string or cloth wick, metal lid.

• Steps:

  1. Fill jar halfway with oil.

  2. Cut a small hole in the lid and thread the wick through.

  3. Let wick soak in oil before lighting.

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Spiritual Lesson

Jesus warned in the parable of the ten virgins that only those with oil in their lamps were ready when the Bridegroom came:

“And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. But the wise answered… Not so.” – Matthew 25:8-9, KJV

Ellen G. White emphasized readiness:

• “The oil of grace is obtained from Christ alone, through connection with Him.” (Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 408)

Just as an oil lamp must stay filled, our souls must stay supplied with the grace of Christ.

Closing Thought

An oil lamp lights the home in physical darkness, but only Christ, the Light of the World, can light the soul in the world’s spiritual darkness.