Servias Ministries Blog

Are you committed to ascending to the Presence of THE LORD?

The majority of believers simply want to live a peaceful life without any issues.  However, when Jesus began His ministry, He was led to the wilderness and confronted the adversary to be tested.

King David recorded by The Holy Spirit in Psalm chapter 24:

3 Who may ascend into the hill of the LORD? Or who may stand in His Holy Place?

4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, Nor sworn deceitfully.

In other Words, those who are clean—whose works and ways are pure, whose hearts are true and sealed by the Truth, those who never deceive, whose words are sure.

One benefit of being in His Presence is the fullness of joy.

Also in Psalm chapter 16:

11 Because of You, I know the path of Life, as I taste the fullness of joy in Your Presence. At Your Right Dide I experience Divine pleasures forevermore!

When you get into that manifest Presence of GOD, you don’t want to leave, nothing else matters.  As a result, you begin to pray with boldness, and with power and authority.  This will allow you to minister for THE LORD beyond your natural capabilities.  This is my quest, and I trust it is yours as well.  I have had “incidents:” of this but not with consistency.

Power is generated through consistent prayer.  We don’t pray to earn something, we pray to host something, to burn with something.  We are partnering with The Holy Spirit.  We are co-laborers with GOD.  As I pray in The Holy Spirit, I am strengthening my inner man.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Corinthians chapter 14:

4 The one who speaks in Tongues advances his own spiritual progress, while the one who prophesies builds up the church.

And in Ephesians chapter 3:

14 For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

15 from whom the whole family in Heaven and earth is named,

16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man,

What happens when this strengthening occurs?

Paul writes by The Holy Spirit in 1 Corinthians chapter 12:

6 The same God distributes different kinds of miracles that accomplish different results through each believer’s gift and ministry as He energizes and activates them.

7 Each believer is given continuous revelation by the Holy Spirit to benefit not just himself but all.

8 For example: The Spirit gives to one the gift of the Word of Wisdom. To another, the same Spirit gives the gift of the Word of revelation knowledge.

9 And to another, the same Spirit gives the gift of faith. And to another, the same Spirit gives gifts of healing.

10 And to another the power to work miracles. And to another the gift of prophecy. And to another the gift to discern what the Spirit is speaking. And to another the gift of speaking different kinds of Tongues. And to another the gift of interpretation of Tongues.

11 Remember, it is the same Holy Spirit Who distributes, activates, and operates these different gifts as He chooses for each believer.

Don’t limit yourself to operating in only one gift.  The Holy Spirit determines what gift is needed based on the situation.  Be open to being used as HE directs.  We must tap into the Power Source on the inside of us.

Your foundation will be tested and reveal your spiritual state.

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 7:

24 “Everyone who hears My teaching and applies it to his life can be compared to a wise man who built his house on an unshakable foundation.

25 When the rains fell and the flood came, with fierce winds beating upon his house, it stood firm because of its strong foundation.

26 “But everyone who hears my teaching and does not apply it to his life can be compared to a foolish man who built his house on sand.

27 When it rained and rained and the flood came, with wind and waves beating upon his house, it collapsed and was swept away.”

You can’t tell the difference between the two houses until the storms come.

Are you counted among the wise or the foolish?  The trials and testings will reveal your current level of spiritual maturity.  The more time you spend praying in THE SPIRIT, the stronger your foundation.

Anything that has preeminence to the Presence of GOD is an idol.  Idols are not allowed in the Presence of GOD.

If you have an idol, your foundation will be shaky.  Whatever we prioritize more than HIM is an idol.  The Holy Spirit will reveal any idol in your life, and you are to lay it down at the altar and repent before THE LORD.  Confront it, confess it, release it before GOD, and say, “Jesus I want Your fire in my life.”  We must remove everything that is not of Him including our self-reliance.

Ascending to the Presence of GOD should be our top priority!

You can tell how much GOD trusts in by the measure of what HE entrusts to you!

Your faithful stewardship testifies that you are trustworthy.

Jesus spoke in Luke chapter 12:

42 The Lord replied, “A master will delegate authority in his house to a trustworthy and thoughtful manager who understands his master’s desires. And the household manager will serve others what they need at exactly the right time.

Notice that the manager serves and distributes resources at the right time.  Those in need cannot handle excess because they lack Wisdom and restraint in handling money.

43-44 And whenever his master returns, he will find that his servant has served him well. I promise you, the master will reward him generously and he will be placed as an overseer of everything he owns.

What about an untrustworthy servant?  Jesus provides us with a comparison:

45 “But what if that servant says in his heart, ‘My master delays his coming, and who knows when he will return?’ Because of the delay, the servant elevates himself and mistreats those in his master’s household. Instead of caring for the ones he was appointed to serve, he abuses the other servants, both men and women. He throws drunken parties for his friends and gives himself over to every pleasure.

46 Let me tell you what will happen to him. His master will suddenly return at a time that shocks him, and he will remove the abusive, selfish servant from his position of trust. The master will punish him and assign him a portion with the unbelievers.

47 “Every servant who knows what pleases his master yet does not make himself ready and refuses to put his master’s will to action will receive many punishing blows.

48 Every servant who does not know his master’s will and unwittingly does what is wrong will receive a less severe punishment. For those who have received a greater revelation from their master are required a greater obedience. And those who have been entrusted with great responsibility will be held more responsible to their master.”

Are you ready for a greater responsibility AND its ramifications?

The measures of Presence, the measures of anointing, the measures of Glory, the more those increase, it’s because HE has measured us and has tested us and found that we can handle these without becoming independent, arrogant, and proud.  We will not exalt ourselves because of what HE has entrusted to us.  We fully embrace serving others.

HE is constantly measuring us for greater service to HIM, and we need to be patient.  Consider Moses.  He spent forty years learning to be a leader but that wasn’t enough.

It is recorded by The Holy Spirit in Exodus chapter 2:

11 Now it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out to his brethren and looked at their burdens. And he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his brethren.

12 So he looked this way and that way, and when he saw no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.

13 And when he went out the second day, behold, two Hebrew men were fighting, and he said to the one who did the wrong, “Why are you striking your companion?”

14 Then he said, “Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you intend to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” So Moses feared and said, “Surely this thing is known!”

15 When Pharaoh heard of this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh and dwelt in the land of Midian; and he sat down by a well.

Moses was content to spend forty years in the wilderness.  Finally, Moses had his burning bush experience, coming into the Presence of THE LORD.

Chapter 3:

2 And the Angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. So he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, but the bush was not consumed.

3 Then Moses said, “I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush does not burn.”

4 So when the LORD saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.”

5 Then He said, “Do not draw near this place. Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is Holy ground.”

6 Moreover He said, “I am the God of your father-the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon God.

7 And the LORD said: “I have surely seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.

11 But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?”

12 So He said, “I will certainly be with you. And this shall be a sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.”

Moses was finally found to be trustworthy and FATHER entrusted him to bring forth the people out of Egypt.  Let us become trustworthy as well.

We are to seek the Presence of GOD!

Religion is form without power, routine without relationship.  It is the shell of something that could have life, but it doesn’t.

If you are like me, you want the more of GOD in all areas of your life.  Once you taste the “more” of GOD, you want even more!  I want both quality AND quantity of all things related to HIM.  This is why I have such difficulty in attending a religious service that is void of the power of GOD.

When I was young and immature, I simply enjoyed the milk of The Word.  That was fine for then, but now I thrive on the meat of The Word.  Milk by itself will not bring us to full maturity.

When the power of GOD arrives, your perception changes.  When you taste and see, you simply want more.  Nothing else matters when the power of GOD arrives.

Jesus illustrated the normal Christian life.  There are two Biblical standards for our walk.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 4:

25 Therefore, putting away lying, “Let each one of you speak Truth with his neighbor,” for we are members of one another.

26 “Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath,

27 nor give place to the devil.

28 Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need.

29 Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.

30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice.

32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.

Paul provides us with the expectation of what it means to be led by The Holy Spirit.  Do not grieve The Holy Spirit.  We grieve HIM when we have wrong desires, wrong actions, wrong attitudes, wrong words, when we participate with the inferior, when we participate with evil in any way.

Secondly, Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Thessalonians chapter 5:

19 Do not quench the Holy Spirit.

In other Words, never restrain or put out the fire of the Holy Spirit.  It is critically important for us to live by these two commands. 

Jesus emphasized the ministry of The Holy Spirit as He spoke in John chapter 16:

13 However, when He, the Spirit of Truth, has come, He will guide you into all Truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.

14 He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you.

15 All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare it to you.

The word quench means to extinguish; to put out the light or fire; to bring to an end typically by satisfying; to eliminate; to stop the flow.  I have seen this happen in church services… how sad… I was grieved, I knew there was more for us in the service.

Our character is altered as we are led by The Holy Spirit.  As our character changes, we will participate in the power and flow of The Holy Spirit and minister to others effectively.  We walk in both character and power.

The Beloved Disciple recorded by The Holy Spirit in John chapter 21:

24 I, John, am that disciple who has written these things to testify of the Truth, and we know that what I’ve documented is accurate.

25 Jesus did countless things that I haven’t included here. And if every one of His works were written down and described one by one, I suppose that the world itself wouldn’t have enough room to contain the books that would have to be written!

Jesus never grieved or quenched The Holy Spirit in His 3 ½ years of earthly ministry!  John testified of the results.

We are to walk in the revelation of rulership over the world!

King David wrote by The Holy Spirit in Psalm chapter 8:

3 Look at the splendor of Your skies, Your creative genius glowing in the heavens. When I gaze at Your moon and Your stars, mounted like jewels in their settings, I know You are the fascinating artist Who fashioned it all! But I have to ask this question:

4 Why would You bother with puny, mortal man or care about human beings?

5 Yet what honor You have given to men, created only a little lower than Elohim, crowned with glory and magnificence.

6 You have delegated to them rulership over all You have made, with everything under their authority, placing earth itself under the feet of Your image-bearers.

We are to walk in rulership over the earth IN HIS NAME!  The first Adam gave up his rulership, but the last Adam returned the rulership to us.

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 19:

28  Jesus responded, “Listen to the Truth: In the age of the restoration of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious Throne, you who have followed me will have twelve thrones of your own, and you will govern the twelve tribes of Israel.

The number twelve symbolizes Divine appointment, authority, and completeness, We are to rule and reign IN HIM.

As I wrote yesterday, Paul understood what it meant to sit in Heavenly places with Christ Jesus.

Luke recorded by The Holy Spirit in Acts chapter 19:

11 God kept releasing a flow of extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul. 12 Because of this, people took Paul’s handkerchiefs and articles of clothing, even pieces of cloth that had touched his skin, laying them on the bodies of the sick, and diseases and demons left them and they were healed.

I can testify that this very thing happened when I went on a missionary trip to Romania in 1993.  We prayed over a handkerchief, and the lady took it to the hospital and laid it on her daughter.  Immediately she was healed and left the hospital to return to our meeting. 

We are not to be at the mercy of our situation; our situation is to be at the mercy of our power and authority.  As we embraced the depth of Our Heavenly Father’s Love for us, we will gladly accept everything He has for us.

Jesus spoke about two sons in Luke chapter 15:

24 For my beloved son was once dead, but now he’s alive! Once he was lost, but now he is found!’ And everyone celebrated with overflowing joy.

25 “Now, the older son was out working in the field when his brother returned, and as he approached the house, he heard the music of celebration and dancing.

26 He called over one of the servants and asked, ‘What’s going on?’

27 “The servant replied, ‘It’s your younger brother. He’s returned home and Your Father is throwing a party to celebrate his homecoming.’

28 “The older son became angry and refused to go in and celebrate. So His Father came out and pleaded with him, ‘Come and enjoy the feast with us!’

29 “The son said, ‘Father, listen! How many years have I worked like a slave for You, performing every duty You’ve asked as a faithful son? And I’ve never once disobeyed You. But You’ve never thrown a party for me because of my faithfulness. Never once have You even given me a goat that I could feast on and celebrate with my friends as this son of Yours is doing now.

30 Look at him! He comes back after wasting Your wealth on prostitutes and reckless living, and here You are throwing a great feast to celebrate—for him!’

31 “The Father said, ‘My son, you are always with Me by My side. Everything I have is yours to enjoy.

32 It’s only right to rejoice and celebrate like this, because your brother was once dead and gone, but now he is alive and back with us again. He was lost, but now he is found!’ ”

Our Heavenly Father has never withheld anything from us, His sons and daughters.  We simply didn’t understand HIS Heart and HIS willingness to provide for us for our enjoyment.

Salvation is not the completion of your experience with GOD!

There is more to embrace.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 2:

6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the Heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

In other Words, He raised us up with Christ the Exalted One, and we ascended with Him into the glorious perfection and authority of the Heavenly realm, for we are now co-seated as One with Christ!

We have been placed in a position which we know very little about.  We are intended to live in an ascended dimension co-seated AS ONE with Christ!  Do you dare accept this Truth?  We are to live in glorious perfection and authority provided by Our Lord Jesus Christ.  How else could we do what He commanded?

Jesus spoke to you and me in John chapter 14:

12 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.

13 And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

14 If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.

How many of us are doing greater works than what Jesus did in the Gospel?  I have yet to walk in the fullness of His declaration above.  Have I received salvation?  Yes.  I have been baptized in water?  Yes.  Have I been baptized in The Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in Tongues?  Again, yes.  However, I know there is more!  It is my top priority to be as Jesus.

The Beloved disciple wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st John chapter 4:

17 Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world.

18 There is no fear in Love; but perfect Love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in Love.

19 We Love Him because He first Loved us.

Jesus walked on earth without fear, so should we.  Jesus walked in perfect Love, so should we.

Jesus’ resurrection introduced us to Eternal Life.  Eternal life is not what you get when you get to Heaven.  You must have Eternal Life in order to go to Heaven.  It’s not something you wait to get in Heaven.  Everybody is going to live forever.  Where you end up is determined here on earth, based on your choice.

Jesus came to display life on another level; He came to display zoe life.

He spoke in John chapter 10:

10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have Life (zōē), and that they may have it more abundantly.

In other Words, Jesus came to give us everything in abundance, more than we expect—Life (zōē) in its fullness until we overflow!

What is zōē Life? It is the absolute fulness of life, both essential and ethical, which belongs to God; it is the GOD-kind of Life, Life as GOD has it.  This life in us is on a higher level and a higher dimension than what the world walks in.

When we received salvation, we are introduced into the way HE lives.  We were given access to the higher dimension of Life.  However, it is up to each of us to move forward into that higher dimension.  Most are satisfied with salvation alone; they simply want to make it to Heaven.  Let’s not stop there.

Salvation is not the completion of your experience with GOD!

There is more to embrace.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Philippians chapter 3:

10 And I continually long to know the wonders of Jesus and to experience the overflowing power of His resurrection working in me. I will be one with Him in His sufferings and become like Him in His death.

11 Only then will I be able to experience complete oneness with Him in His resurrection from the realm of death.

Paul explains to us that there is more to pursue and experience than salvation.  Salvation is the initiation into finding out what you were saved for.  Before you were formed in the womb, FATHER had a Divine destiny in HIS Mind for you.  You were not placed on this earth at this time without HIS Divine Intent.

Getting saved is the start of the journey, not the end of it.  The resurrection of Jesus was not just a physical resurrection, but a Spiritual one as well.  This separated Jesus’ resurrection from every other resurrection.  Lazarus was resurrected from the dead but later he died.  Jesus was resurrected from the dead but now He is seated at the Right Hand of THE FATHER, a higher dimension. 

Paul also wrote by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 1:

17 I pray that the Father of glory, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, would impart to you the riches of the Spirit of Wisdom and the Spirit of revelation to know Him through your deepening intimacy with Him.

18 I pray that the Light of God will illuminate the eyes of your imagination, flooding you with Light, until you experience the full revelation of the hope of His calling—that is, the wealth of God’s glorious inheritances that He finds in us, His Holy ones!

19 I pray that you will continually experience the immeasurable greatness of God’s power made available to you through faith. Then your lives will be an advertisement of this immense power as it works through you! This is the mighty power

20 that was released when God raised Christ from the dead and exalted Him to the place of highest honor and supreme authority in the Heavenly realm!

21 And now He is exalted as first above every ruler, authority, government, and realm of power in existence! He is gloriously enthroned over every name that is ever praised, not only in this age, but in the age that is coming!

22 And He alone is the leader and source of everything needed in the church. God has put everything beneath the authority of Jesus Christ and has given him the highest rank above all others.

I am in pursuit of becoming a righteous advertisement of GOD’S immense power working through me on HIS behalf to establish The Kingdom of GOD on the earth.  I need the fullness of understanding and revelation of His resurrection power and authority.  Paul spoke this prayer over you and me; I receive and accept his words, I say Amen!

Jesus’ resurrection opened us up to a new dimension for us to be enabled to access.  The vast majority of believers have no idea of what this entails.  This is why Paul prayed on our behalf.  There’s more!

We should focus on being Heavenly-minded!

The intellect is at its finest when it considers GOD.  The fool has said in his heart, “There is no GOD.”  There is a level of genius given to those who start with GOD and go from there towards life.

As I wrote yesterday, Eternity is the cornerstone of logic and reasoning.  Once we remove eternity from the equation, we lose all sense of wisdom, all sense of accountability, all sense of purpose.

Once we get rid of the concept of a Creator, we lose the concept of design.  If there is no Creator, then there is no design.  You can’t have design without a designer.  In the big picture, you can’t have design if there is no Creator. 

There is no such thing as random design; design has to have a designer.  If you remove the concept of a designer, there is no design.  If there is no design, then there is no purpose.  If there is no purpose, there’s no destiny.  If there is no destiny, there is no accountability.

Jesus spoke in Mark chapter 12:

30 And you shall Love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment.

31 And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

We are designed for Love!  Culture is trying to erase the whole concept and understanding of design.  We can’t violate design.  No matter how much you try to modify your body, your genetic makeup doesn’t change… by design.

We were born to be Loved by GOD and to Love HIM in return.  Part of that expression of my Love for GOD must be measurable in my Love for people.  If I say that I Love GOD but don’t demonstrate it towards people, you are justified in questioning my Love for GOD because there is no evidence.

Spiritual realities have to be measured in the natural… natural manifestation!

 The whole issue of design is attempting to remove the absolute necessity of Wisdom because giving an account of my life, is at the heart and soul of True Biblical Wisdom.  Love is at the center of the accounting of our lives.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 14:

7 No one lives to himself and no one dies to himself.

8 While we live, we must live for our Master, and in death we must bring honor to Him. So dead or alive we belong to our Master.

9 For this very reason the Anointed One died and was brought back to life again, so that He would become the Lord God over both the dead and the living.

10 Why would you judge your brothers or sisters because of their diet, despising them for what they eat or don’t eat? For we each will have our turn to stand before God’s judgment seat.

11 Just as it is written: “As surely as I am the Living God, I tell you: ‘Every knee will bow before me and every tongue will confess the Truth and glorify Me!’ ”

12 Therefore, each one must answer for himself and give a personal account of his own life before God.

Once the consciousness of The Designer is removed, then things become scary, and frighteningly random, driven by self-absorption, self-protection, and self-promotion.

Each of us is accountable and will be judged by The Designer based on our adherence to our design and fulfillment of our purpose.

We should focus on being Heavenly-minded!

I remember a well-known faith teacher spoke these words as a criticism, “He’s so Heavenly-minded, he’s no ‘earthly good.’”   It’s impossible!  The only way to be of earthly good is to be Heavenly-minded.

At all times, we should live our lives with Eternity in mind.

Paul penned this prayer by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 1:

17 I pray that the Father of glory, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, would impart to you the riches of the Spirit of Wisdom and the Spirit of revelation to know Him through your deepening intimacy with Him.

18 I pray that the light of God will illuminate the eyes of your imagination, flooding you with light, until you experience the full revelation of the hope of His calling—that is, the wealth of God’s glorious inheritances that He finds in us, His Holy ones!

19 I pray that you will continually experience the immeasurable greatness of God’s power made available to you through faith. Then your lives will be an advertisement of this immense power as it works through you! This is the mighty power

20 that was released when God raised Christ from the dead and exalted Him to the place of highest honor and supreme authority in the Heavenly realm!

Each of us has a unique calling to be manifested on behalf of The Kingdom.  Our power and authority come from Heaven, not the earth.  We must live with Eternity in mind.  We should invest in the big picture; it’s not all just about here on earth.

My desire is for Jesus to speak these Words to me:

In Matthew 25:

21 “Commending his servant, the master replied, ‘You have done well, and proven yourself to be my loyal and trustworthy servant. Because you have been a faithful steward to manage a small sum, now I will put you in charge of much, much more. You will experience the delight of your master, who will say to you, “Enter into the joy of your Lord!” ’

Eternity is the cornerstone of logic and reasoning.  Once we remove eternity from the equation, we lose all sense of wisdom, all sense of accountability, all sense of purpose.

Many people do not have an appetite for Eternity, because they have so little invested there.  We have appetite for where we invest.  Are you making calculated, deliberate investments in Eternity?  Sharing your faith is an investment in Eternity.  These writings are intended to recalibrate you for Eternity… to become Heavenly-minded.

The Beloved Disciple wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st John chapter 4:

17 By living in God, Love has been brought to Its full expression in us so that we may fearlessly face the day of judgment, because all that Jesus now is, so are we in this world.

18 Love never brings fear, for fear is always related to punishment. But Love’s perfection drives the fear of punishment far from our hearts. Whoever walks constantly afraid of punishment has not reached Love’s perfection.

19 Our Love for others is our grateful response to the Love God first demonstrated to us.

I can only Love H:IM in the measure I’ve received Love from H:IM.  Receiving the Love of GOD gives me a capacity for Love I did not have before.

I was designed to be a Lover of GOD with everything that I am, every aspect of my being.

Jesus spoke in Mark chapter 12:

30 And you shall Love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment.

31 And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

Everything within me has been prepared to Love GOD completely.  We have an emotional capacity to Love that must find expression in my relationship with GOD and it is a lifetime journey. 

We are meant to keep going forward toward full maturity in our relationship with Our Heavenly Father.  As we do, we become Heavenly-minded resulting in us producing good fruit on the earth.

What does prayer do?

Prayer makes unseen things that are actually more real than what is visible.  When we pray, we are drawing on a strength that is superior to everything else we could possibly accomplish or access.  Prayerfulness unclutters the eyes to see what is real.

Those who have been focused on cleansing the soul are in a position for a more effective prayer life.  The world wants you focused elsewhere.  FATHER will sustain us no matter what is happening in the world right now.  HE will navigate us through every situation that confronts us.

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 5:

43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’

44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,

45 that you may be sons of Your Father in Heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

What would have happened if Jesus would have cursed those who persecuted Him?  They would have been dead within 24 hours, similar to the fig tree.  We are to pray FOR them who spitefully use us and persecute us.  He is addressing those who are born again to rise up to be sons and daughters that have been “perfected” in their walk.

When you exercise your right to come before THE ALMIGHTY GOD and use the opportunity to pray on behalf of someone who has opposed you, it is made clear in the entire spirit realm that you are a child of GOD. 

You are using your authority to come before a Perfect Father and pray on behalf of someone who has opposed you.  Your identity in Christ becomes manifest.

Jesus also emphasized and spoke in Luke chapter

6: “But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies and do something wonderful for them in return for their hatred.

28 When someone curses you, bless that person in return. When others mistreat and harass you, accept it as your mission to pray for them.

29 To those who despise you, continue to serve them and minister to them. If someone takes away your coat, give him as a gift your shirt as well.

30 When someone comes to beg from you, give to that person what you have. When things are wrongly taken from you, do not demand they be given back.

31 The way you want others to treat you is how you should treat everyone else.

35 Rather love your enemies and continue to treat them well. When you lend money, don’t despair if you are never paid back, for it is not lost. You will receive a rich reward and you will be known as true children of the Most High God, having His same Nature.

Be like Your Father Who is famous for His kindness to heal even the thankless and cruel.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 8:

19 For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing (unveiling the glory of Jesus Christ) of the Sons of God.

20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope;

21 because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious (unveiling and) liberty of the children of God.

When I can truly say, “As He is, so am I”, I will be unveiling His glory to people around me.  I must pray as Jesus directed.