Today I want to discuss something that has been on my mind.  God has been dealing with me about the attributes of a warrior.  I am working on something to do with our lives as warriors.  I am not sure if God wants it to be a bible study or a podcast but for now, I will keep working on it.

As born-again soldiers in God’s army, we all have a duty to our king.  I have been pondering a lot about what it means to be loyal to the wishes of my King Jesus.  We all have different talents and callings. Every soldier has a specific task but we are to occupy the territory we are given. Everyone is necessary and every talent is needed to further the cause of Christ.

Luke Chapter 19:13  And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.

I want you to focus on the last part of the verse, Occupy till I come. This verse is in a parable about a nobleman that plans to leave his servants and gives them each an amount of money. Telling them he will come again once he has received his kingdom.

When the nobleman returned, each servant was asked to give an account of what they did with the money that the man had given him. Some gained a little and he gave them a reward. Others gained even more and the nobleman gave them a bigger reward. Another hid what he had, and he lost his original amount. Because he hid it and didn’t even put it in a bank to draw simple interest.

This was told to the disciples because Jesus was getting ready to be crucified and he wanted them to use what he had given them to gain the most important thing; souls into the kingdom of God.

What does it mean to occupy something? I don’t believe God wants us to just pass the time until his return like the one who did nothing with his money.  God wants us to use the time we are given to do something to further the kingdom.

Occupy means- having one’s attention, mind or energy engaged; to inhabit or fill up a space.  For example: one occupies a house, they fill it with furniture and use the space to give them shelter.

If we are to occupy, until he comes, we need to be using everything to fill up the space we have been given. To use our energy and talents to further the kingdom.  We are called to reach others; how can we do that if we hide what we have been given to do.  (Step out of your comfort zone and occupy whatever your calling.)

As soldiers, God has given us a territory and we are to defend it and keep the space from being overtaken by the enemy.  In many cases, we can go into the enemy’s camp and take back things he has stolen from us. The Israelites often ended up with the spoils of war, when their enemy ran away. God will help us fight our battles if we can just follow his lead. Then we can take back the territory God had given us that we allowed the enemy to steal.

When Jesus had been crucified, he didn’t just sleep in that tomb, he went to hell and took the keys of death and hell from the devil.  When he was risen and came out of the tomb, he was victorious over death, hell and the grave.

As soldiers with a territory to guard and talents to use, we need to ask our King Jesus for his orders. The prayer that Jabez prayed in the book of Chronicles comes to mind. I Chr 4:10 Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested. We need to be in prayer for the territory he has given us that we can show him an increase when he comes to call us home. It should be our prayer for God to enlarge our territory. Ask for protection from the enemy and the evil of this world. To be the warriors he needs us to be in these last days.  Seeing people saved, healed and delivered is truly the best use of the talents God has given us. I encourage you to occupy until he comes.

BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS