Servias Ministries Blog

Isaiah wrote by THE SPIRIT in chapter 55:

6 ​​Seek the LORD while He may be found, ​​Call upon Him while He is near.

7 ​​Let the wicked forsake his way, ​​And the unrighteous man his thoughts;

​​Let him return to the LORD, ​​And He will have mercy on him;

​​And to our God, ​​For He will abundantly pardon.

​8 ​​“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, ​​Nor are your ways My ways,” says the LORD.

9 ​​“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, ​​So are My ways higher than your ways,

​​And My thoughts than your thoughts.”

We are admonished to forsake our own thoughts and ways and pursue FATHER’S thoughts and ways.  If we are to mature as Sons and Daughters, we must pursue FATHER’S ways.  How am I to represent FATHER if I don’t reflect HIS Divine Intent?  How can I be trusted with power and authority if I don’t know HIS thoughts and HIS ways?  We are called to be in unity with HIM but there is no way for us to achieve unity if we don’t know HIS ways.  FATHER has given us HIS Word and HIS SPIRIT to enable us to pursue HIS ways.

Wisdom wrote in Proverbs chapter 9:

10 ​​“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom,

​​And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

11 ​​For by me your days will be multiplied,

​​And years of life will be added to you.”

Giving FATHER reverence establishes the fact that HIS Ways are higher than our own.  These writings are intended to promote a long life, wisdom, and understanding.  It can only be done by each of us changing and becoming more like our elder Brother Jesus Christ.  As I change internally, the external is affected.  Simply look at Paul who had to change internally before he could positively affect the external.  All of the disciples had to change internally before they could effectively minister.  On the day of Pentecost in Acts chapter 2, the disciples had a dramatic internal change when they were filled with The Holy Spirit.  They continued to mature and were able to effectively spread the Gospel as Jesus directed.

We must forsake the world’s way of living and pursue a life of Agape Love and great faith.  Both are needed and we should have corresponding actions to affirm our walk.  James wrote by THE SPIRIT in chapter 2:

14 What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith alone without works save him?

Faith requires corresponding actions to truly be profitable.  James then gives an example of Love without corresponding actions:

15 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food,

16 and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit?

Both Love and faith require “fruit” and if you have none, then they are said to be dead and of no profit to you.  It is extremely important to grasp this Truth in order to mature in the nature of Christ.

17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

19 You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble!

20 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?

A foolish man is empty, vain, and devoid of truth.  Let us not be foolish and think we have Love and faith when there are no corresponding actions as a result.  We must take our eyes off the world and its ways and place our focus solely on FATHER’S ways.  As we pursue HIS ways, we will ascend to a higher Spiritual state resulting in the fruitfulness we all have hoped for in our walk.

Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT in Galatians chapter 3:

13 Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”),

14 that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

Did Jesus need to redeem Himself from the curse of the Law?  No, He needed to redeem you and me from the curse thus the cross was explicitly for our benefit.  We should never downplay the importance of the cross and its impact on our lives.  Paul referenced Deuteronomy chapter 21 in the above passage:

22 “If a man has committed a sin deserving of death, and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree,

23 his body shall not remain overnight on the tree, but you shall surely bury him that day, so that you do not defile the land which the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance; for he who is hanged is accursed of God.”

Jesus did not deserve to be put to death until He took on our sin, the ultimate act of unconditional Love.  How can we deemphasize the importance of such a critical act on our behalf?  This very act should be an important aspect of our expression of gratitude toward Our Heavenly Father.  When Jesus hung on the tree, He redeemed us from death as well as sickness and disease.  He suffered thirty-nine stripes on our behalf and our faith in our healing should equal our faith in our redemption.  However in many believers’ lives, faith in healing seems to be more difficult than faith in our redemption.

By THE SPIRIT, Peter wrote in 1 Peter chapter 2:

22 ​​“(Jesus) Who committed no sin,

​​Nor was deceit found in His mouth”;

​23 who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously;

24 who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.

25 For you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

Verse 24 expresses both aspects of the cross, our redemption and our healing.  Let us each build our faith up in the latter so that we no longer accept the curse of sickness and disease in our life.  I know how difficult this can be but as I purify my heart and fully accept FATHER’S promises in my life, my faith will grow strong in the area of health and healing.  Instead of having faith in man’s methods, contraptions, and treatments of sickness and disease, my faith will rely on FATHER’S supernatural power to heal the very body HE created.  What a blessing!

1 The LORD is my shepherd (Jehovah-Raah); ​​I shall not want.

2 ​​He (Jehovah-Jireh) makes me to lie down in green pastures; ​​He leads me beside the still waters.

3 ​​He (Jehovah-Rapha) restores my soul; ​​He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.

​4 ​​Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, ​​I will fear no evil; ​​For You (Jehovah-Tsidkenu) are with me; ​​Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

​5 ​​You (Jehovah-Shalom) prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; ​​You anoint my head with oil; ​​My cup runs over.

6 ​​Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; ​​And I will dwell in the house of the LORD (Jehovah-Shammah) (Jehovah-Nissi) ​​Forever.

By this Psalm it is clear that David knew FATHER’S redemptive nature of being Protector, Provider, Healer, Our Righteousness, Our Peace, always Present, and Our Covering or Protection forever.  FATHER has not changed since David wrote this Psalm by THE SPIRIT.  This redemptive nature of FATHER is meant for you and me as well.  If we are not operating with this Truth prevailing in our life, then we need to change.  David wrote by THE SPIRIT in Psalm 27:

13 ​​I would have lost heart, unless I had believed ​​That I would see the goodness of the LORD ​​In the land of the living.

​14 ​​Wait on the LORD; ​​Be of good courage, ​​And He shall strengthen your heart; ​​Wait, I say, on the LORD!

David had the revelation of faith when he wrote “I had believed that I would see.”  Is it false or a lie for us to proclaim one of FATHER’S redemptive blessings before we see it manifested in the physical?  Did Jesus lie when He told the ten lepers they were healed before their manifestation?  No, on both accounts.  The reality of the Spiritual supersedes the temporary reality of the natural.  Faith requires us to stand on FATHER’S Word rather than what we see, hear, feel, smell, or taste.  FATHER is creative and HIS Divine Intent is as much reality as the end result manifested and experienced by our senses.  Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT in Romans chapter 4:

16 Therefore it is of faith that it might be according to grace, so that the promise might be sure to all the seed, not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all

17 (as it is written, “I have made you a father of many nations”) in the presence of Him whom he believed—God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did;

Did FATHER misrepresent reality when HE called those things which do not exist as though they did?  No.  Does HE expect us to call those things HE has promised us which do not exist as though they do?  Yes.  This is what faith is all about.  David was a man after FATHER’S own heart because he walked in faith and understood FATHER’S Promises based on how FATHER described HIS nature by those seven redemptive Names.  When we ask FATHER to manifest one or more of HIS redemptive promises indicated by those Names, we are to believe and doubt not.  Psalm 23 encapsulates the results of FATHER’S redemptive nature.

It is written by THE SPIRIT in Psalm 91:

14 “Because he loves me,” says the LORD, “I will rescue him;

I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.

15 He will call on me, and I will answer him;

I will be with him in trouble,

I will deliver him and honor him.

16 With long life I will satisfy him

and show him my salvation.”

FATHER’S Word is irrevocable and each of us can count on HIS promises stated in Scripture.  As we hear, receive, and stand in faith, we can and should expect HIS Word to come forth in its entirety in our lives.  FATHER does require us to walk in unwavering faith and stand on HIS Word no matter what our senses try to tell us otherwise.  Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT in 2 Corinthians chapter 5:

7 For we walk by faith, not by sight.

We could also say “For we walk by faith, not by sight, hearing, touch, smell, or taste.”  Our physical senses want to challenge our faith but we should not succumb to the temporary nature of the physical.  Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians chapter 10:

3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.

4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds,

5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ

FATHER’S Word and HIS promises are true, trustworthy, and reliable to those who are willing to stand on them in faith and walk on a foundation of Love.  The world has diluted the faith of many of the brethren and has caused their faith to be compromised.  Persistent exposure to the world’s ways will cause us to be weakened unless we protect our hearts by spending quality time in The Word and prayer.  We must cast down any argument that challenges FATHER’S Word to us and not allow anything to exalt itself above HIS promises to us.  We must maintain our obedience and comply with the blessings Jesus provided us at the cross.

Should we comply to a lower authority than Jesus Christ?  Absolutely not!  Let us renew our minds by The Word and not allow any lower authority to dilute the pure Word in our lives.  Do not allow man’s teachings, opinions, or perverted doctrines to enter in and dilute your faith in the words of Jesus or FATHER.  FATHER’S Divine Intent toward us is Love and HE has only our best interest at heart.  As we avoid dilution, our faith will grow strong.

A new movie coming out soon glorifying Jesus Christ:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNDEyxEMNp0

Have you lost the freshness of your reverence toward Our Lord Jesus Christ?  This song puts it in perspective!

A promise is a declaration or assurance that one will do a particular thing or that a particular thing will happen.  Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT in Romans chapter 4:

13 For the promise that he would be the heir of the world was not to Abraham or to his seed through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

14 For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void and the promise made of no effect,

15 because the law brings about wrath; for where there is no law there is no transgression.

16 Therefore it is of faith that it might be according to grace, so that the promise might be sure to all the seed, not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all

Our entire belief system as Christians is based on the fact that FATHER’S promises are fully reliable and trustworthy and as a result, we have exercised our faith based on HIS promises.  You and I exercised a measure of faith when we received salvation, one of the promises of FATHER.  We believed the reality of Jesus dying on the cross for our sins and that He was resurrected from the dead and sits at the right hand of FATHER today. Our faith resulted in a manifested change in our lives.

17 (as it is written, “I have made you a father of many nations”) in the presence of Him whom he believed—God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did;

18 who, contrary to hope, in hope believed, so that he became the father of many nations, according to what was spoken, “So shall your descendants be.”

19 And not being weak in faith, he did not consider his own body, already dead (since he was about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah’s womb.

20 He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God,

21 and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform.

22 And therefore “it was accounted to him for righteousness.”

When Our Heavenly Father spoke to Abraham, HE called those things which did not exist as though they did.  Did FATHER lie?  No, HE made a promise or oath to fulfill HIS Word given in the Spiritual realm to be manifested in the physical realm.  HE is able and willing to perform each and every promise spoken to us in HIS Word.  Unlike man who makes empty promises and has no power to bring them forth, FATHER is not a liar.  Notice that Abraham did not waver at the promise through unbelief.  Our unbelief in FATHER’S Love and willingness to perform on our behalf is a fundamental reason why we do not receive answers to our prayers.  Our minds want to see to believe rather than exercise faith in HIS Word.

Abraham was strengthened in faith as he gave glory to GOD and he was not moved by his body or the deadness of Sarah’s womb.  Why?  He truly believed FATHER WHO called those things (their bodies) which did not exist with the ability to reproduce, as though they did.  FATHER is THE CREATOR and will change the physical to match the Spiritual.  The physical is temporary and does not have preeminence over the Spiritual thus when FATHER gives us a promise, HE is able to exceedingly perform HIS Word on our behalf. 

Faith trusts HIS promises over what our senses can detect.  Our five physical senses are designed to provide us with knowledge of the natural but faith operates in the supernatural and is not confined to the current temporary situation.  Let us not allow our physical senses dictate our future through unbelief in FATHER’S Word.  Let each of us be strengthened in faith and give glory to FATHER for those promises HE has provided out of HIS Love for us.

In Matthew chapter 22 Jesus spoke:

37 Jesus said to him, “ ‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’

38 This is the first and great commandment.

39 And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’

40 On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”

In the above passage, Jesus clearly established the preeminence of Love in a believer’s walk.  Unless we embrace this highest Truth, we will be unable to totally fulfill our calling.  This same Love was the basis for Jesus going to the cross and defeating the works of the devil.  Heaven did not need to gain victory over the devil but we did thus Jesus died solely for us.  This act was to show how great FATHER’S Love is for us.  Love requires corresponding actions.

The beloved disciple wrote by THE SPIRIT in 1 John chapter 3:

14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death.

Stop and think about what has just been expressed by THE SPIRIT for this is the key to life.  You can spend you life searching for remedies and answers to healing and health but if you do not Love your brother, neighbor, or mankind in general, you are abiding in death rather than life.

It is written by THE SPIRIT in Hebrews chapter 11:

6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

Faith requires corresponding action and by acting on faith, we please Our Heavenly Father.  Abraham is an excellent example of faith’s corresponding actions.  Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT in Romans chapter 4:

19 And not being weak in faith, he (Abraham) did not consider his own body, already dead (since he was about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah’s womb.

20 He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God,

21 and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform.

22 And therefore “it was accounted to him for righteousness.”

When FATHER gives us a promise, it is up to us to receive HIS promise in our lives.  HIS promises are not needed in Heaven but are needed by us on earth.  Abraham received The Word from FATHER and stood on that promise until it was manifested years later.  In the meantime, he gave glory to GOD and walked according to the promise.  His wife Sarah joined him in unity as well.  In Hebrews chapter 11 we read of her faith:

11 By faith Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was past the age, because she judged Him faithful who had promised.

As we take corresponding actions by faith, we affirm our trust and reliance on FATHER’S Word to us.  We do not consider what we see just as Abraham and Sarah did not consider their aged bodies in producing an offspring.  Notice that Sarah’s body began strengthening as she walked in faith.  Ultimately, the physical will line up with the Spiritual if we continue steadfast in faith.  In the final analysis, our actions speak louder than words and will produce fruit based on our walk in Love and faith.

False Pretenses means: behavior intended to deceive others; a deliberate misrepresentation of facts, as to obtain title to money or property.  Deception is a huge issue with mankind and we are all subject to being deceived by others.  A deceiver attempts to lead us away from the Truth of the matter.  This is not uncommon since the devil is known as the great deceiver and motivates men and women to do the same.  As we become more sensitive to The Spirit, we will be able to discern when someone is attempting to deceive us.  We will get a check in the gut that just won’t go away.

Deception will cause us to be led away into error and sin and that is why it is important for us to protect ourselves from being deceived as well as deceiving others.  As we stand on the Truth rather than attempting to encourage some perception that does not reflect who we really are, we will become pure in our intent.  Our purity will contrast with the deceptions we face thus helping us in discerning Truth.  In Matthew chapter 24 Jesus spoke:

4 And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you.

5 For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.

6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.

8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.”

Jesus warned us about those who would attempt to deceive us.  This warning would suggest that the multitudes have become weak in their ability to discern the Truth and are easily misled.  The Internet and other types of media have begun to dull our minds in determining the Truth versus deception.  The people are once again becoming dull of hearing and seeing.  In Matthew chapter 13, the disciples questioned Jesus why He spoke in parables:

10 And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”

11 He answered and said to them, “Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.

12 For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

13 Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.

14 And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says:

​​‘​Hearing you will hear and shall not understand, ​​And seeing you will see and not perceive;

15 ​​For the hearts of this people have grown dull. ​​Their ears are hard of hearing, ​​And their eyes they have closed,

​​Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, ​​Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, ​​So that I should heal them.’

​16 But blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they hear;

When Truth arrived on the scene, many were unable to see and hear The Truth.  They had been deceived by those who were in power and had come to accept their false pretenses as being truth.  We must guard our hearts from those who would attempt to deceive us.  I know this to be a great challenge for I have been deceived by others at various and sundry times.  By the grace and mercy of FATHER, HE showed me their deception and kept me from being utterly destroyed by the error they promoted.  Jesus said “Take heed that no one deceives you.”  This is a warning we all should take serious in our daily walk.  Those who have subjected themselves to the love of money will attempt to extract whatever resources you have.  If possible, they will use you to promote their agenda and then will walk away once you are no longer needed.

We need not isolate ourselves from the world but rather we must equip ourselves to discern good versus evil as we go about doing good.  Jesus was among many deceivers but that did not keep Him from fulfilling His calling.  We must prepare ourselves to walk in a similar manner by daily seeking FATHER before exposing ourselves to the wolves in sheep’s clothing.

Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT in Titus chapter 1:

1 Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect and the acknowledgment of the truth which accords with godliness,

2 in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began,

3 but has in due time manifested His word through preaching, which was committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior

The basis of my life, my beliefs, and my actions rest on the Truth that FATHER cannot lie.  Why should HE?  HE is the Creator of Heaven and earth thus HE has no need to lie or deceive the very thing HE created.  Once I settled this Truth in my life, my faith was able to grow as I began to read and meditate on HIS promises in Scripture.  In Proverbs chapter 4, Wisdom spoke:

20 ​​My son, give attention to my words; ​​Incline your ear to my sayings.

21 ​​Do not let them depart from your eyes; ​​Keep them in the midst of your heart;

22 ​​For they are life to those who find them, ​​And health to all their flesh.

23 ​​Keep your heart with all diligence, ​​For out of it spring the issues of life.

Many of us have read the above passage many times but there are times we need to be reenergized by returning to the basics of Truth given to us by FATHER.  I must admit that after years of being a believer, I was deceived by teachings of those who presented themselves as having “advanced” revelation of Scripture.  Their “superior” logic along with their flattering words were able to deceive me into getting off the path of simplicity of The Word.  After spending much time in pursuit of their so-called revelations of certain mysteries, I found myself no better off than before.  I failed to ask the question: “Where is the fruit?”  This is why there are times when I must return to the fundamental Truths in Scripture that change lives and make a tangible difference in my own life.

Wisdom continues:

24 ​​Put away from you a deceitful mouth, ​​And put perverse lips far from you.

25 ​​Let your eyes look straight ahead, ​​And your eyelids look right before you.

26 ​​Ponder the path of your feet, ​​And let all your ways be established.

27 ​​Do not turn to the right or the left; ​​Remove your foot from evil.

Man’s logic is deceiving.  This logic can distort the Truth and will move you away from the purity of FATHER’S Word.  It will cause you to focus on topics which will not affect your life in a positive manner but instead will simply waste your time and focus which could have been better spent on changing the lives of people around you.  The Word cleanses you and me but man’s logic cannot and will not.

We must protect our hearts from being deceived.  Additionally, we must not allow our logic and reasoning to grow stronger than our faith.  Logic and reasoning will ultimately lead to being “flesh” oriented rather than Spirit oriented.  You will slowly respond to “seeing is believing” rather than “believing is seeing”.  Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT in Galatians chapter 5:

16 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.

17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish.

18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

Each of us battles with the flesh and must be on constant guard against any teaching that compromises our walk in the Spirit and dilutes our faith.  We must not allow teaching that simply tickles our ears to become a dominant theme in our lives.  FATHER has given us sufficient revelation in HIS Word to aid us in discerning such teachings.  We must not allow ourselves to be deceived as we pursue a deeper relationship with FATHER.  Our faith needs to be pure so that when we petition FATHER, there is nothing to compromise our requests.

Jesus spoke in Mark chapter 11:

22 So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God.

23 For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.

24 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.”

Are we walking in faith or in doubt?  This question must be answered by each of us in pure honesty.  Adversity will come no matter what state our faith is in but our level of faith in FATHER will determine how much we suffer or endure.  In the above passage, Jesus first states the prerequisite of being able to deal with any mountain we face- have faith in GOD.  The more time I spend in HIS Word, the more faith I have in HIM.  As I recall past testimonies in my life and others, my faith is strengthened.  The more I understand FATHER’S Love for me, my faith in HIM is strengthened as well.  In Matthew chapter 7, Jesus spoke:

7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

8 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.

9 Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?

10 Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent?

11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!”

It is clear to me that my faith is energized by the level of revelation of Love I have in my life.  As I comprehend FATHER’S Love for me, my faith in HIS willingness to answer my prayer becomes unwavering.  FATHER is not reluctant to answer prayer but HE has given us the means and the method to receive.  In the spiritual, believing is receiving whereas in the natural the opposite is the norm- receiving is believing.  Jesus provides us with many examples in the Gospels of exercising faith.  In Luke chapter 17 Jesus encountered ten lepers:

11 Now it happened as He went to Jerusalem that He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.

12 Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off.

13 And they lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”

14 So when He saw them, He said to them, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed.

15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God,

16 and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan.

17 So Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine?

18 Were there not any found who returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?”

19 And He said to him, “Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well.”

Jesus did not pray a lengthy prayer but instead He exercised His Love and faith toward the ten men and they believed when He said to them, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.”   Notice that only after they responded to His command did their healing physically manifest- And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed!   They first believed, then acted and their healing was manifested.  The one former leper exercised even greater faith when he returned and glorified FATHER with a loud voice.  His greater faith fully restored him.

There are times when each of us need to get back to the basics but there is one difference.  We have greater revelation and as we once again apply the basics of faith in our lives, we will see greater results.  When we study and ponder passages relating to faith, our perspective is improved and we can see where we have allowed ourselves to become somewhat lax in our walk in this area.  When was the last time we had a testimony of exercising our faith in and adverse situation where it was clear FATHER intervened?  Let us not grow slack in our faith walk but let our faith be active on a daily basis.