OCCUPY TILL I COME

OCCUPY TILL I COME

Luke 19:13 | Read whole chapter | See verse in context
And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.


Luke Chapter 19

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Luke Chapter 19: Jesus Drives the Buyers and Sellers out of the Temple
Jesus Drives the Buyers and Sellers out of the Temple
Luke 19:45-46
1 And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.

2 And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.

3 And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.

4 And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.

5 And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.

6 And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.

7 And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.

8 And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.

9 And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.

10 For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

11 And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.

12 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

13 And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.

14 But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.

Luke Chapter 19: Zacchaeus the Publican
Zacchaeus the Publican
Luke Chapter 19 : 1
15 And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.

16 Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.

17 And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.

18 And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.

19 And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.

20 And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:

21 For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.

22 And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:

23 Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?

24 And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.

25 (And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)

26 For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him.

27 But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.

28 And when he had thus spoken, he went before, ascending up to Jerusalem.

29 And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,

30 Saying, Go ye into the village over against you; in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him hither.

31 And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.

32 And they that were sent went their way, and found even as he had said unto them.

33 And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?

34 And they said, The Lord hath need of him.

35 And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon.

36 And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way.

37 And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;

38 Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.

39 And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.

40 And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.

41 And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,

42 Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.

43 For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,

44 And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

45 And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought;

46 Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.

47 And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,

48 And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.




What is your occupation?
What keeps you busy?
What are you occupied with?
What are you focused on?
What is taking your time?
An idle mind is the devil's workshop.
Thy word have I hidden in my heart that I may not sin against thee.
Who and what sets the agenda for you?
Who and what determins what you do at any given time?
Are you proactive or reactive?
Why do you do things?
Whose report do you believe?
We will believe the report of the Lord Jesus Christ.
The mind is the battle ground.
The question is;
Who gets your attention?
Who controls your attention?
God wants you to be attentive to Him.

When you believe in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Spirit of God occupies you; ie comes into you and preoccupies you.{God comes into you lives in you stays in you stays with you all the time and keeps you busy ie. tells you what to do. HE lives in you and He lives in me. Ask Jesus Christ to come into your heart today and stay}
God gets your attention and keeps you busy.

The Spirit of God keeps you busy. The Spirit of God gets your attention and makes you to focus on it. This is a voluntry focus.

 That is why you have to willingly accept Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and saviour.
When you accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour, He gives you the Power, the ability and capacity and willingness to set the tone for your everyday activity.; having occupied your heart and mind. The Holy Ghost directs your actions according to the will of God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

You cannot do what you do not know unless you are under the another's influence. When you believe in our Lord Jesus Christ, your imaginations, thoughts and actions are occupied by the Holy Ghost. Anything that is not of God is not allowed. Negative and inpure thoughts are removed and replaced by Godly clean, positive, holy and good thoughts; which leads to righteousness ie good actions.

The blood of Jesus Christ speaketh better things than the blood of Ebel and the blood of bulls and rams.

The blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from all unrighteousness.



When I, see the blood
When I, see the blood
When I, see the blood
I will pass, I will pass ; over you.



We are washed,
In the blood

Are you washed?
We are washed,
In the blood;

In the precious blood of the Lamb

Are your garments sparkling, are they white as snow ?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb.

Jesus Christ is the Lamb that was slain.
Jesus Christ is the Lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the world.
Jesus Christ is the Lion of the tribe of Judah
Worthy is the Lamb that was slain.
Jesus Christ is our passover.
Jesus




CURIOSITY

When there is a strong desire to investigate a matter, one is at risk of getting exposed to unpredictable and unpredicted and unexpected influences. Under such circumstances, you must be sober and vigilant to overcome any temptation.

The Holy Ghost helps us to be sober all the time and to tame our desires. The Holy Spirit helps us to control our bodies. The Holy Spirit helps us to control the flesh and to make the Spirit control the flesh.

Remember that God made everything and everything that God made is good. When you have the Holy Ghost; the Holy Ghost will let you know what holy things God wants you to do and how He wants us to use the things He made properly.

Jesus Christ is Lord.

When you misuse the things of God; When you disobey the instructions , laws and commandments of God, then that is sin. ie. sin occurs.

The flesh is weak and unreliable. The flesh fails. Sometimes, we fail to remember things. At other times, we fail to do things properly. The Spirit of God can not fail.

When we rely on the Spirit of God, success is assured.