It’s Time to Occupy the Kingdom of God on Earth
We are entering into something called “The Kingdom Age”, but God is trying to change people’s mindsets about the way that we do things as His Body, the Church.
Our thinking has been that we should sit on a pew and wait for The LORD to come and rescue us before this world gets too dark, when Jesus said it plainly in Luke 19:12-13,
“He said therefore, ‘A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, “Occupy till I come.”‘”
Execute the Victory He Has Already Won!
Many of us are storing our ten pounds in fear of what the “gloomers and doomers” are saying instead of occupying.
When Jesus saved us and filled us with The Holy Spirit, giving us gifts, talents, houses, churches and lands, it wasn’t so He could get us out of here right away.
No, He said to OCCUPY! He is looking for an occupying army to raise up since He has ALREADY WON THE WAR!
This is the meaning of an occupying army (or “military occupation”) according to Google:
“Control and possession of hostile territory that enables an invading nation to establish military government against an enemy or martial law against rebels or insurrectionists in its own territory.”
And this is the Greek translation of the word “occupy” in Luke 19:
“To be occupied in anything; to carry on a business; specifically, to carry on the business of a banker or trader.”
Carry Out His Kingdom Business
You see, Jesus died and gave His life and destroyed principalities and powers and rendered them illegal in the earth, and now we have been given the power of the Holy Spirit, the name of Jesus, the gifts, talents, and all that pertains to life and godliness to occupy these places on earth that Jesus bought and paid for!
Jesus said that we are to pray, “Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven.” Hmm, to me this is saying that He wants us to bring Heaven to Earth at least while we still have life and breath!
God wants us to carry on His Kingdom business and, according to the Greek translation for the word “occupy” we are “specifically to carry on the business of a banker or trader.”
We need to be doing His banking business . Whatever He has given us right now, He is expecting us to do His business with it!
He is wanting us to take control and possession of the hostile territory that the insurrectionist (the devil and his cohorts) are still trying to occupy!
God is calling many right now to “change their mindset about heaven and earth!” Yes, He is coming, but He is coming for a glorious Church occupying and taking care of the business that He has given us here in the earth!
How will You Bring the Kingdom to Earth?
Jesus has placed the Kingdom within us! He said in Luke 17:20-21,
“And when He was demanded of the Pharisees, when the Kingdom of God should come, He answered them and said, ‘The Kingdom of God cometh not with observation: Neither shall they say, “Lo here! or, lo there!” for, behold, the Kingdom of God is within you.'”
He also told His disciples in Matthew 10:7-8,
“And as ye go, preach, saying, ‘The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.'”
So truly, to bring the Kingdom to Earth we must go with what we have and release the Kingdom by giving these gifts that He has given us to those who are bound by the darkness!
The LORD is saying: “I AM calling those out of the earth to arise as an occupying force in the earth and execute the victory that I have already won!
I AM calling them to occupy the places in the earth that in years past the enemy thought he had in the bag!
These are the dark places of the earth! I did not call you to curse those in darkness, but to BRING LIGHT TO THOSE IN THE DARKNESS.
I have given you all things and equipped you with talents and gifts and in this season, I AM going to give those who have been faithful and trustworthy the money to finance their expanded vision that I have given them.
There is nothing that can stop this occupying force in these days, but you must change your mindset from chaos to Kingdom and from wanting Me to slay all of the evil ones to bringing My salvation to them.
I AM in the process of renewing minds about this. I AM doing this in answer to the prayers of the righteous as I did for Abraham’s family as he prayed!
I AM long suffering and a merciful God and My Mercy triumphs over judgment. The harvest is white.
As you see the darkness, arise and intercede for Me to open their eyes during these times of deep darkness and tragedy.”
Speak to the Darkness! Call Heaven to Earth!
“Begin to speak to the darkness. Begin to call Heaven to Earth. You are the occupying force, My People!
You have been given the Authority. You have the Word in your mouth and My Name as your power of attorney.
You have been given both power and authority. Go and shine in the darkness. Shine on these places that the enemy thinks he owns. Use your Kingdom knowledge to do My business on Earth.
You have My Wisdom, My Weapons and My Angel Army at your bidding. You have everything that Heaven has inside of you, and in your mouth is the power of My Name and Word.
Call those things that be not as though they already are. Decree a thing and it will be established. It is time to arise and OCCUPY TILL I COME!”
“And so it was that when he returned, having received the kingdom, he then commanded these servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.” Luke 19:15 NKJV.
Received August 3, 2018.
~ by Jo Ellen Stevens
Arise Shine!
Jo Ellen Stevens of TCIC Ministries is a Prophetic speaker, author, worshiper and intercessor. She has ministered with her husband for 23 years and was a worship leader at the Assembly of God for many years. She is an ordained minister (Restoration Ministries) and works with Restoration Ministries in their Ministry Rooms doing prophetic worship with her husband. She has taught many bible studies and have led many intercessory prayer groups.
Thomas and Carol Gaddy were joined under covenant of holy matrimony 55 years ago. God brought them into his kingdom in 1987, JESUS CHRIST the MESSIAH- JESUS is our LORD. God requested them to live in the house and tend his garden. fully restored in 2015, the mayor drove up with city police. Demanded that the home be demolished City attorneys filed injunction and lawsuit against the gaddys. The lord sent his word in st.john chapter 10, v. 27 to be our counselor in the lawsuit. JESUS instructs us to write all the court filings. We have had to fight them in 7 cases so far, over the past 7 years. They have used many attorneys, district attys, city police, county sheriff and deputies, judges, politicians,but they have all failed! Gaddy s first born has walked through the fire with them, and paid $$ thousands to bail bondsman getting his parents out of jails. These criminals( government employees) have physically attacked both thomas and Carol Gaddy at their home at night, and at a public store parking lot at dark. Their purpose was to bring criminal charges against the gaddys in two different judicial districts in tennessee. Carol has been jailed 4 times, thomas jailed 3 times over the course of this battle. Both elders are still healing from the physical attacks, both are stronger prayer warriors, and both still occupy their lovely home in the lord’s garden. ALL GLORY TO GOD AND OUR MIGHTY COUNSELOR JESUS CHRIST!!
God gave us an assignment in 1997 to buy a house and acre, located in sequatchie county, tennessee. God spoke ONLY 4 words to Carol Gaddy, who was a real estate broker, at the time. God said( THATS MINE REDEEM IT!). a mostly boarded up house, was being used as a beer bar for 20 years. The owner was afraid of the renter, but wanted very much to sell it. The home had been built just as the American civil war ended. We bought the property, recorded the deed, then told the renter he had to leave. He said he would pay us the $200. Per month rent, but was not going anywhere. As we occupied the land for cleanup of trash, rusty barrels, thousands of brown beer bottles, we prayed. God sent a purple cloud off the mountain, we looked up and saw it coming in our direction, we held up a tarp over our heads. God rained down hail onto that metal roof for about 7 minutes. It was a very hot, sunny April day, many trucks parked out front.the ground was covered with visible steam going up,ONLY THE ACRE . THE MEN CAME RUNNING OUT THE FRONT, AND CAROL POINTED TOWARD THE SKY AND SHOUTED, THIS IS A SIGN FROM HEAVEN, YOU BETTER GET OUT!! THEY WERE GONE IN A WEEK!!