Notes From the Pastor's Desk
March 22, 2026
While We Are Waiting
Jesus said, “Occupy till I come” (Luke 19:10). That statement of our Lord was given in conjunction with the parable about the pounds. The word “occupy” used in Luke 19:10 means “to busy one's self” or “to trade.” The apostle Paul wrote to a group of people who were sitting around waiting for the Lord to come. Jesus makes it clear that we are to be busy about the right things as we await His promised and expected return.
I. Be Busy Looking
There is a special crown promised to those who faithfully look for our Lord's return or to those who love His appearing (2 Tim. 4:8). That crown is called a “crown of righteousness.” Since we do not know exactly when He will come, we should expect Him to return at any time for His bride. We are certain He is coming but we do know the designated time for His return.
II. Be Busy Listening
We should hear what God says to us through His Word and through the Holy Ghost. Psalms 85:8 says, “I will hear what God the Lord will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints…” We need to be actively and continually listening to the Lord to hear what He is going to say to us through His Word and through the impressions in the soul of the Spirit of God.
III. Be Busy Living
Jesus used the word “occupy” as to our responsibility while we wait for our Lord to come back for His own. So many people are lazy or slothful in our generation. Too many want something for nothing. The Bible uses the illustration of an ant for being industrious and working hard (Prov. 6:6). In preparation for the future we need to be industrious now, when it comes to laboring for an income and working for the Lord. The Bible is clear that we will reap if we faint not (Gal. 6:9).
IV. Be Busy Loving
We are to love the Lord and love others. If we love Christ as we should our love for others will be what it ought to be. We should especially love the Lord because of what He did for us on Calvary's cross. He died “the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God” (1 Pet. 3:18). His supreme sacrifice demands our love, our life and our all. Though He died for our sins, He is alive and well and ever lives to make intercession for the saints according to the will of God.