11/03/2026
This morning, as I was sitting, dwelling, and meditating, the word occupy hit my spirit like a ton of bricks.
I knew I had read a place where Jesus said, "Occupy until I come." So I pulled out the Word and found myself in Luke 19:13.
Jesus is telling a parable about a businessman who called his servants together, entrusted them with resources, and instructed them to do business until he returned.
What caught my attention was that the King James translates do business as occupy.
The Greek word is pragmateuomai. It carries the idea of engaging in business, trading, and making a legitimate gain. It is a picture of active, productive stewardship while the master is away.
And I couldn't help but stop and ask myself:
Where am I occupying?
Where am I actively stewarding the things God has placed in my hands? Where am I taking what He has entrusted to me and putting it to work for His Kingdom?
Because there is a difference between waiting on the Master and simply sitting still until He returns.
In this parable, the servants weren't told to bury what they had been given, play it safe, or simply maintain what was already there. They were entrusted with something, and they were expected to be faithful with it.
And I think that's a question worth sitting with today.
Are we occupying our homes with Kingdom principles? Are we occupying our workplaces, our communities, our relationships, and our places of influence with the heart and values of the Father?
Or have we become so comfortable playing it safe that we've stopped putting what God has entrusted to us to work?
Maybe occupying doesn't always look like something big or public. Maybe it looks like faithfully discipling your children, encouraging someone who is struggling, serving where God has planted you, using the gifts He's given you, or simply being obedient in the place you're already standing.
You don't have to wait for another season, another opportunity, or another open door to begin stewarding what is already in your hands.
The question isn't simply whether we're waiting for the Master to return. The question is, what are we doing with what He entrusted to us while we wait?
Today, I want to encourage you to take a moment and consider:
Where are you occupying? And are you occupying that place with Kingdom principles, or are you occupying it with a play-it-safe mentality?
Let's not become so focused on the Master's return that we neglect the Master's assignment.
Be faithful with what is in your hands. Do Kingdom business. Occupy until He comes.
