Servias Ministries Blog

When you are walking in Holiness, men cannot intimidate you!

Peter who denied Christ three times, now walks in boldness and Holiness.  He is no longer a coward.

Luke wrote by The Holy Spirit in Acts chapter 5:

29  But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: “We ought to obey God rather than men.

30 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus whom you murdered by hanging on a tree.

31 Him God has exalted to His Right Hand to be Prince and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.

32 And we are His witnesses to these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him.”

33 When they heard this, they were furious and plotted to kill them.

Those in power were seeing their positions of power disintegrate and they were furious.  They wanted to quash this movement before it was too late.

34 Then one in the council stood up, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the Law held in respect by all the people, and commanded them to put the apostles outside for a little while.

Gamaliel was Israel’s top scholar and was Paul’s teacher of the Law.  He applied logic to the issue of this uprising.

35 And he said to them: “Men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what you intend to do regarding these men.

36 For some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody. A number of men, about four hundred, joined him. He was slain, and all who obeyed him were scattered and came to nothing.

37 After this man, Judas of Galilee rose up in the days of the census, and drew away many people after him. He also perished, and all who obeyed him were dispersed.

38 And now I say to you, keep away from these men and let them alone; for if this plan or this work is of men, it will come to nothing;

39 but if it is of God, you cannot overthrow it-lest you even be found to fight against God.”

40 And they agreed with him, and when they had called for the apostles and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the Name of Jesus, and let them go.

The rest of the council agreed with Gamaliel’s logic however they physically abused the disciples hoping to scare them into submission.  Did it work?

41 So they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His Mame.

42 And daily in the temple, and in every house, they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.

It did not work!  They were willing to suffer physical and verbal abuse as they were fulfilling the mandate to bring forth The Kingdom of GOD to earth.  They were unwilling to compromise even after being threatened and beaten.  How many believers today are willing to suffer in a similar manner, especially in the United States?

How convinced are you to fulfill the mandate given specifically by Jesus Christ to His followers?  Will you cower down to the pressure of the nefarious ones in power?  Will your soul and flesh win over your spirit man?  Will you remain silent as sin abounds around you?

Now is the time for us to press in and pursue Holiness like never before!

Holiness exposes sin and brings forth fear to those who are not walking in Holiness!

Luke wrote by The Holy Spirit in Luke chapter 5:

1  So it was, as the multitude pressed about Jesus to hear the Word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret,

2 and saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone from them and were washing their nets.

3 Then He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat.

4 When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.”

5 But Simon answered and said to Him, “Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your Word I will let down the net.”

6 And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking.

7 So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.

8 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!“

9 For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish which they had taken;

10 and so also were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid. From now on you will catch men.”

11 So when they had brought their boats to land, they forsook all and followed Him.

Peter was an expert fisherman in the natural.  He had toiled all night but without success.  Once he encountered the Holiness of the supernatural, he realized he was a sinful man and asked Jesus to depart from him.  Holiness exposes sin!  This is simply another example of creation (both Peter and the fish) responding in compliance and submission to Holiness.

It is written by THE SPIRIT in Isaiah chapter 6:

1  In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a Throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His Robe filled the Temple.

2 Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.

3 And one cried to another and said: “Holy, Holy, Holy is the LORD of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory!”

4]And the posts of the door were shaken by the voice of him who cried out, and the house was filled with smoke.

5 So I said: “Woe is me, for I am undone (destroyed)! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, The LORD of hosts.”

Isaiah thought that he was okay until he confronted Holiness that exposed his sin!

6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a live coal which he had taken with the tongs from the altar.

7 And he touched my mouth with it, and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; Your iniquity is taken away, And your sin purged.”

8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: “Whom shall I send, And who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.”

Once Isaiah was cleansed of his sinfulness, he was ready to fulfill his calling.  Both he and Peter directly confronted Holiness, which changed them both.

Expect the undeniable! 

Holiness brings on fear to those who are not walking in Holiness!

Mark wrote by The Holy Spirit in Mark 4:

35  On the same day, when evening had come, Jesus said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side.”

36 Now when they had left the multitude, they took Him along in the boat as He was. And other little boats were also with Him.

37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling.

38 But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?”

39 Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm.

40 But He said to them, “Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no trust?”

41 And they feared exceedingly, and said to one another, “Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey Him!“

The disciples witnessed a display of a kind of humanity with which they were utterly familiar.  What paralyzed the disciples is that they were in the presence of Holiness and their fear was increased even greater than the life-threatening storm they had just experienced.  They were not yet fully convinced or believed that Jesus was the Messiah, through whom we obtain Eternal salvation in the Kingdom of GOD.  They had no faith yet that He could rule all things, including the wind and the sea.

There were men in the other little boats who also witnessed the event.  What do you think their response was?  Jesus was and is Lord over not only mankind, but nature as well.  Nothing in creation can impede His Divine Intent.

And in chapter 5:

1  Then they came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gadarenes.

2 And when He had come out of the boat, immediately there met Him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,

3 who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no one could bind him, not even with chains,

4 because he had often been bound with shackles and chains. And the chains had been pulled apart by him, and the shackles broken in pieces; neither could anyone tame him.

The demons empowered him with supernatural strength while they tormented him.

5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains and in the tombs, crying out and cutting himself with stones.

6 When he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshiped Him.

7 And he cried out with a loud voice and said, “What have I to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore You by God that You do not torment me.”

8 For He said to him, “Come out of the man, unclean spirit!”

9 Then He asked him, “What is your name?” And he answered, saying, “My name is Legion; for we are many.”

10 Also he begged Him earnestly that He would not send them out of the country. 11 Now a large herd of swine was feeding there near the mountains.

12 So all the demons begged Him, saying, “Send us to the swine, that we may enter them.”

13 And at once Jesus gave them permission. Then the unclean spirits went out and entered the swine (there were about two thousand); and the herd ran violently down the steep place into the sea, and drowned in the sea.

Jesus displayed His Holiness in all three areas: Mankind, the natural, and the spiritual.  The disciples were exceedingly afraid as was the demon-possessed man.  When in the Presence of Holines, the Fear of THE LORD comes upon man.