Servias Ministries Blog

My Beloved Wife and I will be celebrating our 43rd Anniversary this coming week and I will be gone for a few days.  She has met all the qualifications for “Sainthood” by being married to me.

Each of us must ask this question and critically assess what the true priority is in our life.  Where do you place your focus, your time, and your resources?  Some spend all their time just to make ends meet.  Others are constantly looking for the next “big” thing.  Some spend all their time “surfing” the Internet searching for revelation.  Others are looking for a prophetic event that may hold the key to their future.  What did the Apostle Paul pray on our behalf?  He wrote 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,

17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,

18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height—

19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Paul prayed to FATHER for us to be filled with all the fullness of FATHER.  Is that your deepest desire?  If so, then quit chasing after everything else and be led by THE SPIRIT.  In order to be filled with HIS fullness, Paul explicitly tells us to be rooted and grounded in Love.  If that is not your first and foremost priority, it is my belief that you cannot be filled with HIS fullness.  It is that simple.  Love must be your foundation by which you observe,  say, and do everything.

As you allow Love to permeate every aspect of your being, your faith will fully develop and trust in FATHER and you will begin to understand HIS motive in every Word HE speaks to you.  Your intent will align with HIS Intent and you will begin to fully understand what is the width and length and depth and height of the Love of Christ which is beyond knowledge.

There are “prophecy chasers” who go here and there always looking for a Word.  I will tell you today that if you focus on being rooted and grounded in Love and based on that foundation develop and exercise your faith, any prophetic Word meant for you will find you.  FATHER knows how to find you and knows when you need a prophecy or other utterance.

A mature Son will be chosen based on his or her fullness of GOD.  This fullness will have at its foundation- Love.  With this in mind, you will be strengthened with might through HIS SPIRIT internally… the inner man.  We must focus on the internal which will result in a change of the external.

Moses knew the “ways” of FATHER whereas the people knew HIS “acts”.  What do you seek?  HIM or what HE can provide you?  Are you a giver or a taker?  Are you imparting life into others or are you constantly focused on issues of scarcity?  What or who do you seek?

Romans 6:16 Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness?

Everyone serves someone thus the question is “Who do you obey?”  The CREATOR or the created?  There are many who would exalt themselves and place the focus on some aspect of their life for others to lift up.  Others are enamored with entertainment or sports personalities.  Man’s ego is a harsh taskmaster and will ultimately  lead him to death and destruction.  The bands of slavery to sin were broken by Our Lord Jesus Christ and Him alone were you made free.  His Blood was, is, and will continue to be sufficient in all cases on your behalf but you must present yourself as a Holy and acceptable living sacrifice as Paul wrote in chapter 12:

1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.

2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

It is our choice to which path we take and once on the path, we can decide to depart that narrow path at any time.  This is why our mind must be renewed and we must daily prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of FATHER.  You will recall that Hezekiah did what was good and right and true before the LORD his God.  Because of the path he took, FATHER blessed and prospered him.

You obey who you trust.  Do you trust yourself more than FATHER?  Do you trust some man’s word more than the CREATOR?  It is critically important that each of us become sensitive to FATHER’S Voice and HIS SPIRIT.  We have been set free from sin that we become slaves of righteousness.

Each path has its reward, payoff, or “wages”.  Paul wrote in Romans chapter 6:

23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of GOD is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Jesus Himself reassured us that FATHER is looking out for our best interest as He shared in Matthew chapter 6:

25 “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?

26 Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?”

You only need to look out the window at the birds to see a simple example of FATHER’S provision.  The birds do not have to hoard in order to be sustained throughout the seasons.  Obedience to FATHER will put you on the path to provision whereas any other path will place you in a state of scarcity.

What does the word “obey” mean?  To comply with the command, direction, or request of (a person or a law); submit to the authority of.  This definition denotes the reality that we have a choice in the matter.  Some would say that we have no choice because FATHER is sovereign.  HE sovereignly had Paul write to the Romans that indeed they were sovereignly given a choice in that path they took.  Those words apply to us as well.  Love demands a choice and the Author of unconditional Love has sovereignly given us the decision of which path we take.  As for me, I pursue FATHER’S path of life.

FATHER created all and knows the intricacies of every aspect of my life.  I have my being IN HIM and Who better to lead me and guide me than the ONE who created me.  I set aside my own understanding and obey HIM even though it may not make sense to me at the time.  HE instructs us to be of good courage as we walk in faith this walk of Love knowing that HIS provision is at hand.  Who will you obey?  It is your choice!

​​“There is none righteous, no, not one;

​​There is none who understands;

​​There is none who seeks after God.

​​They have all turned aside;

​​They have together become unprofitable;

​​There is none who does good, no, not one.”

​​“Their throat is an open tomb;

​​With their tongues they have practiced deceit”;

​​“The poison of asps is under their lips”;

​​“Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.”

​​“Their feet are swift to shed blood;

​​Destruction and misery are in their ways;

​​And the way of peace they have not known.”

​​“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”

This warning goes out to all who have chosen the path of destruction and war, to those who have forsaken the wisdom of the forefathers.  Their destruction is at hand.

The carnal man would have us believe that physical blessing and prosperity is separate from Spiritual blessing and prosperity.  One can cite warnings of how difficult it is for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom and other such examples.  However the key to the issue is your heart and what is your intent.  Being poor and broke doesn’t allow you to be a blessing to others but can be a hindrance to walking out the fullness of your calling.  FATHER has no issue in blessing you in any area as long as your intent lines up with HIS- the Divine Intent of Love.

2 Chronicles 31:20 Thus Hezekiah did throughout all Judah, and he did what was good and right and true before the LORD his God.

21 And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, in the law and in the commandment, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart. So he prospered.

What a simple reality!  Do what is good, right, and true before FATHER and you will prosper.  Your prosperity will overtake your need and it may come in many forms.  Yes it may arrive as money but it also may come forth as peace, deep sleep, health, as well as other areas in need.  You may have a loved one who finally has his or her need met and is no longer a daily focus in your life.

Sennacherib, the king of Assyria. came against Hezekiah and blasphemed THE LORD.  You too will have those who would challenge your walk with FATHER.  This type of challenge will expose what is in your heart and whether your are truly faithful to THE WORD of FATHER in your life.  Do you really trust in FATHER to provide and sustain you?   Do you really trust HIM to deliver you from your enemies?

FATHER’S response to Sennacherib by the mouth of Isaiah in 2nd Kings chapter 19:

29 ‘This shall be a sign to you:

​​​You shall eat this year such as grows of itself,

​​And in the second year what springs from the same;

​​Also in the third year sow and reap,

​​Plant vineyards and eat the fruit of them.

30 ​​And the remnant who have escaped of the house of Judah

​​Shall again take root downward,

​​And bear fruit upward.

31 ​​For out of Jerusalem shall go a remnant,

​​And those who escape from Mount Zion.

​​The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this.’

32 “Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the king of Assyria:

​‘​He shall not come into this city,

​​Nor shoot an arrow there,

​​Nor come before it with shield,

​​Nor build a siege mound against it.

33 ​​By the way that he came,

​​By the same shall he return;

​​And he shall not come into this city,’

​​Says the LORD.

34 ​‘​For I will defend this city, to save it

​​For My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.’ ”

FATHER sent an angel who killed 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians.  When the enemy stands in the way of blessing and prosperity, the enemy will be removed from those who are fully trusting in FATHER.  I have seen this reality over the years.  We must walk in a constant state of reverence and gratitude toward Our Heavenly FATHER.  We must not be moved by men who would try to intimidate us by their “derivative” power.  Derivative power is temporarily given for a season but can be removed at any time without notice.  However, FATHER in HIS longsuffering will provide notice according to HIS Way.  Those who don’t heed HIS notice due to their blindness will be left wondering.  Blessings and prosperity belong to those who do what is good and right and true before FATHER.

When I was a young man my pastor once told us, “I take action unless GOD stops me.”  He was part of the “faith” movement and took pride that he constantly walked in faith.  It sounded good at the time.  Since then I have learned to do just the opposite and simply wait on FATHER to give me instruction to move forth in a certain area.  Paul referred to Isaiah chapter 64 when he was instructing the church at Corinth:

4  For from days of old they have not heard or perceived by ear, Nor has the eye seen a God besides You, Who acts in behalf of the one who waits for Him. (NASB)

In the 2nd chapter of 1 Corinthians, Paul wrote:

4 And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

5 that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.

In whom do you have faith?  Who or what causes you to take action?  It is my deepest desire to to the Will of FATHER by hearing and responding to HIS Word and not be moved by man’s wisdom, knowledge, and/or understanding.  Everyone has an opinion and there are some who can be very convincing who will tickle your ears and stroke your ego.

After we were told to depart a particular church in 1996, FATHER opened up much revelation of HIS Word.  In addition to the revelation, I saw many signs that began to influence my decisions.  Those signs seemed to be beyond coincidence and probability so I took them seriously.  I began to be moved by signs and would take action accordingly… to my sorrow.  I learned a valuable lesson then- wait on HIM and do not be moved by signs.  HE finally explained to me “All signs are of ME but not all signs are relevant to you.  I will show you which signs are relevant.”

1 Kings 19 makes this point.  Elijah had done mighty miracles under FATHER’S direction but had become fearful of Jezebel and retreated, waiting to die:

11 Then He said, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before the LORD.” And behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake;

12 and after the earthquake a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice.

13 So it was, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him, and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

There was an earthquake and a fire but neither sign was a communication from FATHER.  Only HIS Still Small Voice was to be listened to.  In the days, weeks, and months ahead we must focus on hearing HIM, and only pay attention to signs as HE uses them to confirm what HE tells you and me.  The signs should not cause you to initiate action.  I believe that an “activation” is at hand but there also must be an “authentication” as well.  Paul spoke of this authentication when he wrote “that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of GOD.”

FATHER is powerful enough to authenticate those called and chosen for such a time as this.  We must wait on HIM and not get ahead of HIM.  When Paul quoted Isaiah 64, he reveled a mystery:

1 Corinthians 2:9 But as it is written:

​​​“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,

​​Nor have entered into the heart of man

​​The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”

Paul included the revelation of Love to the Isaiah 64 passage, the key to waiting on HIM.

The purpose of the Temple was for Our Heavenly Father to manifest HIMSELF in it as a specific reference point to commune with the people.  HE cannot be contained in a building but HE chose to  have a specific manifestation for mankind to be able to embrace- HIS manifested glory.  As we saw in the last writing, the actual labor was done by 153,600 aliens in the land.  Huram from Tyre was called to utilize his gifts and calling as the senior artisan.  We find that the most precious contents of the Temple were made of gold and silver.  It is FATHER who determines intrinsic value and thus gold and silver have always been deemed to be precious.

1 Kings 6:22  The whole temple he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the temple; also he overlaid with gold the entire altar that was by the inner sanctuary.

The Temple took seven and a half years to complete:

37 In the fourth year the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid, in the month of Ziv (April-May). 38 And in the eleventh year, in the month of Bul (October-November), which is the eighth month, the house was finished in all its details and according to all its plans. So he was seven years in building it.

In the very center of the Temple was the resting place of the ark where FATHER’S Glory would reside:

2 Chronicles 5:13 indeed it came to pass, when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD, and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the LORD, saying:

​​​“For He is good, ​​For His mercy endures forever,”

​that the house, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud,

14 so that the priests could not continue ministering because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of God.

Inside the Ark is where the Covenant with the people was placed.  This Covenant represented the Law which was the foundation of the relationship of FATHER with the people.  This is the focal point where HIS Glory would reside.  This would be the center of the center of Jerusalem, the City of Peace.  This Temple was to be a type and shadow for us today so that we could comprehend a mystery to be brought forth by Jesus Christ.  What is that mystery?

In the center of the center of our being is where FATHER will dwell.  HIS Covenant is Love for Jesus summed up the Law which represented an outward sign of an inward reality in Matthew chapter 22:

36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?”

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.”

Paul who had been a scholar well-trained in the law was able to comprehend the mystery Jesus spoke of when he wrote in Romans chapter 13:

8  Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.

9 For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not bear false witness,” “You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

10 Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

If we are to be HIS lively stones and the dwelling place of HIS Glory, it will only be done as we fully embrace the revelation of Love.  Love is at the center of the Law which was in the ark at the center of the Holy of Holies in the center of the Temple in the center of Jerusalem where peace would be found.  Love must be at the center of our focus.  Get the picture?

In 2 Chronicles chapter 2, we find that Solomon is now focused on building the Temple honoring Our Heavenly Father:

11 Then Hiram king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon:

​Because the LORD loves His people, He has made you king over them.

​12 Hiram also said:

​Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, for He has given King David a wise son, endowed with prudence and understanding, who will build a temple for the LORD and a royal house for himself!

FATHER lifted up Solomon, a man of peace, to build HIS Temple where HE would commune with man for a time.  This would be the connection point where FATHER inhabited a place in order for the priest to communicate and be in HIS Presence.  The Temple was to function as a door to the Eternal.  Later, Jesus would be that door and the Glory of FATHER would come through HIS Holy Spirit to dwell in mankind.  We would finally be the temple of HIS Presence.

The King of Tyre was asked by Solomon to send an expert to do the work:

7 ​Therefore send me at once a man skillful to work in gold and silver, in bronze and iron, in purple and crimson and blue, who has skill to engrave with the skillful men who are with me in Judah and Jerusalem, whom David my father provided.

The response:

13 ​And now I have sent a skillful man, endowed with understanding, Huram my master craftsman 14 (the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre), skilled to work in gold and silver, bronze and iron, stone and wood, purple and blue, fine linen and crimson, and to make any engraving and to accomplish any plan which may be given to him, with your skillful men and with the skillful men of my lord David your father.

FATHER knew Huram before HE formed him in the womb and gave him the gifts and calling to become a master craftsman.  You can imagine how Huram’s parents marveled at his attraction and preoccupation with working and crafting gold, silver, bronze, and iron as he was growing up.  Huram had been prepared for this very task at hand, to be a builder of the Temple.

Who did the heavy lifting?  Interestingly enough, Solomon assigned the real work to non-Jews:

17 Then Solomon numbered all the aliens who were in the land of Israel, after the census in which David his father had numbered them; and there were found to be one hundred and fifty-three thousand six hundred.

18 And he made seventy thousand of them bearers of burdens, eighty thousand stonecutters in the mountain, and three thousand six hundred overseers to make the people work.

153,600 aliens in the land actually served all of Israel in building the Temple for they cut the stones and carried them to the construction site.  Would you have been a willing worker to build FATHER’S House and carry the burden for others?  Do you believe that FATHER might have blessed all 153,600 who were burdened with the heavy lifting?  What were their names?  None are mentioned but their participation was critical to the completion of the Temple.

Here we have 153,600 servants whereas Jesus called forth 153 fish to enter into the nets in John 21 as food to be consumed.  The fish were willing to be “eaten” or consumed according to FATHER’S Will.  They were to provide sustenance for the disciples and others.  Surely the disciples did not eat all 153 fish themselves.

I believe that there will soon be a rallying cry for those who have been prepared, called, and chosen to come forth.  They will have the revelation of Love and are willing to carry the burden of others to bring forth the Temple as lively stones.  This Temple of lively stones will be the dwelling place of FATHER for all the world to see.  A Standard will arise and men’s actions will then be compared to that Standard causing a great repentance to come forth.  Love will wipe the tears away.