All this “Occupy” Wall Street and “Occupy” Oakland, ad infinitum, has got me thinking a lot about what it is I occupy and what it is that occupies me. I am afraid I am often so preoccupied with “life on earth” that I am not being fully occupied with God—or worse, allowing Him to occupy me.
Arthur W. Pink said, "How little real love there is for God." In his opinion, the low level of spirituality in the church was a result of hearts being so little occupied with thoughts of God’s divine love. Then he went on to say, “The better we know His love—its character, its fullness, its blessedness, the more will our hearts be drawn out in love to Him." What greater occupation can there be, than to be occupied with seeking to comprehend, appreciate, and apprehend God’s love for us.
The majority of comments spoken by the “occupiers” of these various campaigns seem to spring from an underlying fear and insecurity. But for those who are occupied with God: “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment [as with the Occupiers, a fear of harm that will come to them if ‘things’ don’t change]. The one who fears is not made perfect in love” (1 John 4:18).
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