Lev 20-22 Acts 20

The city of Miletus was about 50 km from Ephesus so when Paul called for the elders they really wanted to see him because of the effort they made to come. It would have been easy for some to make excuses not to come. It was a long way to travel and life is busy. So it is with us. A prayer meeting is missed, a Sunday neglected, a needy person not visited all leads to a loss of blessing by the Lord. These are often times when the Lord gives us a special blessing of friendship, an anointing of truth or encouragement. It is like the five virgins of the wedding party that brought extra oil. We must make the extra effort when called upon because we don't always know the final outcome.