“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. 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 19:11-13 KJV)
This is a parable that Our Lord Jesus shared after the conversion of Zaccheaus to the faith.
The Scriptures teach us that the Lord told this parable because some thought that the end should come immediately. Inasmuch as the end of all things is at hand, after salvation, there is work to be done. The Lord has left us with responsibility and and work to be done. He gave His ten servants ten pounds and commanded them to occupy till He comes. He gave them capital and asked them to be occupied with it till He returns.
We must be occupying till He comes. There is work to be done and we must arise to take charge and take responsibility. We cannot be sleeping on the job. We must be awake and working hard. We are charged to occupy till He comes. He is coming quickly and expecting to see results when He returns.
He just gave them the pounds and left. It will take three things to get results.
1. Insight:
You can use your gifts if you gain understanding. We need understanding to know how to use our God-given potentials, opportunities and gifts.
2. Initiative:
Initiative is leading in and with action. We must awake and act. We ought to be up and hit the road running. We cannot while away the time of our lives. Arise and build.
3. Innovation:
Innovation is a new idea or method. You must help find new ways of solving problems. There will always be challenges, we must always find new ways of dealing with those challenges.
This is the time to awake and take up the challenge. We must arise and build.
I love you; stay blessed!
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