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What does it mean to “Occupy”?
- To take or hold possession, or control of
- To take up or fill in a position, in the meanwhile
- To step into a space/work/labour
- To reside in, as an owner or tenant
Examples of those who occupied whilst the Master was
away
- The apostles
- Watchman Nee
- Wesley Brothers
- Fanny Crosby
- William Tyndale
Occupy
Till I Come
Who is this command to?
- God’s people- disciples- the church
What is God’s intent when He says, Occupy till Christ comes?
Matthew 28:19-20
Go therefore and make
disciples of all the nations, baptising them
in the name of the Father
and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have
commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
- LORD, please restate this command “GO” to all your seed. Help every weary; dull of hearing and slothful heart obey and respond to this instruction.
- For every disciple who is still sitting; sleeping; striving for their own purpose; LORD help them hear GO and cause all to arise.
Wrong “GO”
Go- but for men’s pocket
Go- in the manner of Absalom- to steal men’s heart;
publicize self and obscure JESUS
Go- expand, enlarge and multiply their private
ambition
Go- supposedly in the name of JESUS but working
furiously for MR FLESH
- Bring about genuine sorrow that leads to Godly repentance for all that fall into this category.
“GO”- where?
All nations of people
- Children; Youth; Muslims; Politicians; Singles; Jihadist; Villagers {if we have been going as the Father instructed maybe we will be talking of a different Nigeria}
MAKE- to cause to happen; to
bring into being by forming, shaping or altering material DISCIPLES- someone who accepts and helps spread the
teaching of a person
- Lord, for those who have heard and obeyed "GO"; but are not making disciples; please redirect their hearts and focus to this duty and call.
- Let the "GO" be to declare the mysterious and superior cross centered gospel of our LORD JESUS CHRIST.
Few are willing to
take up the labour of forming, shaping and nurturing into full maturity men who
will be followers of Christ. Many find it easy to recruit and abandon converts
and members to their own fate.
- Lord, please grant to us all a heart revelation of Your will. Entangle us from all the encumbrances of ministry and help us in this daybreak to invest only on that ONE needful thing. Bringing men to Calvary and labouring to make them disciples of JESUS not a replica of SELF.
- Making disciples is not a flashy ministry; it is labour intensive and often done in obscurity. Help all your children embrace this work with great delight. It must be seen as a holy, great calling. Sever everyone bound to the ministry of SELF; grant grace to bend down; and release their lives into labouring to see JESUS fully matured in men.
BAPTISING them in the name of the Father and
of the Son and of the HOLY SPIRIT
Baptise-immerse into, cover
completely, overwhelm with
- Forgive us for every instance, where men are raised to be totally immersed in hero and idol worship instead of JESUS.
- Forgive us for all instances in Nigeria, where CHRIST has become obscure and men have become fixated on other men.
- Release new crops of disciples who are emptied of self and will only raise others to be immersed completely in Christ.
- Lord, help everyone that has or still is propagating this error to see their fault and grant them grace to repent.
- Let the message of the Cross return to all local assemblies and grant a heart revelation to all of God’s messengers to know that they must decrease as Christ must increase.
- Lord, we plead for an outpouring of righteousness on all in Nigeria.
Go therefore and make disciples
of all the nations, baptising them in the name of the Father
and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all
things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am
with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
- GO- not sit, not sleep, not slumber, not argue
- Make disciples- not god fathers; not association/denominations
- Baptise them- only in the name of the trinity not into our own selfish lust; not baptise men to worship and serve self-ambitions
- Teach...to observe- instruct in righteousness not teach psychology; teach to observe/practice/walk the WORD
- Lord, help us simply to obey every detail of this mandate, only then will we see the fulfilment of Your Word- I am with you always (divine presence):
- Help us Lord to stop multiplying hypocrite-men who are taught to just acquire knowledge of the WORD but do not walk into it.
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