“He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.”
–Luke 19:12-13
Jesus instructed his servants to “occupy” until he returned.
A great many in the churches teach that “occupy” means to “stay busy.” But does it?
Somehow, Jesus does not seem to be a proponent of BUSY WORK.
So, what does “occupy” mean?
…Jesus commands his disciples to improve their talents; to make the most of them; to increase their capability of doing good, and to do it until he comes to call us hence, by death, to meet him.
—Albert Barnes NT Commentary
THEREFORE: “Occupy” means to make productive use of our time and talents for the kingdom of heaven.
This is in DIRECT CONTRADICTION to the world’s collection of time-wasting distractions we call “entertainment.”
Entertainment is neither productive OR useful.
Entertainment not only just KILLS TIME: it prevents one from using that time to OCCUPY.
But that doesn’t mean that entertainment can’t occasionally make a good observation.
This was all brought to mind by the lyrics of an old song.
“When I think about all of the time I’ve wasted having good times.”
The world is diametrically opposed to Jesus and His Father.
Jesus instructs his servants to “occupy;” to make productive use of their time and talents until He returns.
The world offers entertainment: the pursuit of “good times“–which never seem to materialize.
And so the question becomes:
“At which is the reader spending more time: occupying OR pursuing a good time?”
It is not YET too late: there is still time to change direction (repent), place your faith (hope) for the future entirely on Jesus Christ and enter the kingdom of heaven.
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THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST
“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. ”
–1 Corinthians 15:1-8
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
-–Romans 1:16
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