Being Occupied and Having No Time for God
~~~~ Bible Verses ~~~~
Please read Luke 5:1-11
Luke 5:11 And when they had brought the boats to the land,
they left all and followed Him.
~~~~ Words of Ministry ~~~~
The calling of the first four disciples was a calling that
attracted the occupied ones. Human beings do not realize how
much they are fallen not only in sin but also in their
occupation. Our occupation is our business or means of
employment, that is, our means of making a living. Today
fallen human beings are occupied by their way of making their
living. We may say that fallen human beings are occupied by
their occupation.
Of course, it is necessary for us to work. Paul charged the
believers to work for a living (2 Thes. 3:10-12). We should
not rely on others to provide a living for us. We need to have
a means of employment. However, the problem is that our
occupation occupies us and keeps us from God.
Human beings were created by God for Himself, but they are
occupied and kept from Him by the matter of making a living.
Nothing takes people away from God as much as their occupation.
Consider today's world. Who is not occupied by his job or by
the education in preparation for work? Although most people
are busy, hardly anyone is busy with God. Instead, virtually
everyone is occupied by something in place of God. The first
disciples were called and attracted by the Lord not from their
sinful life, but from their occupation. In particular, Peter,
Andrew, James, and John were occupied with fishing.
Those who are occupied with making a living usually give
excuses when invited to hear the gospel or to attend a meeting.
If you invite such a one to hear the gospel, he may say that
he does not have the time. If you invite an occupied person to
attend the meeting of the church, he may say that he is too
busy.
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(c) 2007 Living Stream Ministry. Bible verses are taken from
the Recovery Version of the Bible (RcV) and Words of Ministry,
from Witness Lee, Life-study of Luke, pp. 102-103. Both are
published by Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim, CA. (Repeat
9/28/01)
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