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OCCUPATION ARMY (Part 1)
Pastor Nkechi Ene (Mrs.) 12 Therefore He said: “A certain nobleman
collecting what I did not deposit and
we are going to learn what an occupation
went into a far country to receive for
reaping what I did not sow.
himself a kingdom and to return.
23 Why then did you not put my money in
army is really about.
13 So he called ten of his servants,
the bank, that at my coming I might have
delivered to them ten minas, and said to
collected it with interest?’
them, ‘Do business till I come.’
24 “And he said to those who stood by,
14 But his citizens hated him, and sent a
‘Take the mina from him, and give it to him
delegation after him, saying, ‘We will not
who has ten minas.’
stationed in a place to protect the spoils of
have this man to reign over us.’
25 (But they said to him, ‘Master, he has
war; they are sent to occupy and control
15 “And so it was that when he returned,
ten minas.’)
having received the kingdom, he then
26 ‘For I say to you, that to everyone who
the territory of a conquered enemy and
commanded these servants, to whom he
has will be given; and from him who does
had given the money, to be called to him,
not have, even what he has will be taken
and peace of the territory after the battle
that he might know how much every man
away from him.
has been fought and won. This means that
had gained by trading.
27 But bring here those enemies of mine,
16 Then came the Wirst, saying, ‘Master,
who did not want me to reign over them,
an occupation army does not Wight wars
your mina has earned ten minas.’
and slay them before me.’”
17 And he said to him, ‘Well done, good
Luke 19:12-27
servant; because you were faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.’
In verse 13, according to the King James
18 And the second came, saying, ‘Master,
Version, we read that the noble man said,
your mina has earned Wive minas.’ 19 Likewise he said to him, ‘You also be over Wive cities.’
“Occupy till I come.” “Occupy” means to busy oneself with, to take possession of, to
20 “Then another came, saying, ‘Master,
retain and maintain possession, to take
here is your mina, which I have kept put
possession of, to retain and maintain
away in a handkerchief. 21 For I feared you, because you are an
possession. In this article and the next, we
austere man. You collect what you did not
are going to see that the church of Jesus
deposit, and reap what you did not sow.’
Christ is an occupation army. If you are a
22 And he said to him, ‘Out of your own
child of God and you are born again, then,
mouth I will judge you, you wicked servant. You knew that I was an austere man,
you are part of the occupation army, and
The Occupation Army Does Not Fight New Wars An occupation army consists of troops
are stationed to maintain the possessions
per se, but only comes in after the war. So, if the body of Christ, which is made up of you and I, is an occupation army, it means that every battle that we have been called to Wight has already been fought and won. Indeed the war is over. If this is so, then the attention that most Christians apportion to spiritual warfare, in my opinion, is highly overrated. What are you really warring against if the war is over? Already a conquering army has gone to the war front and has already won the victory.
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