Servias Ministries Blog

It is estimated that the world population during the time of Christ was between 200 and 300 million.  There were only 120 in the upper room preparing for the Day of Pentecost.  In preparation to spread the Gospel throughout the world, Jesus instructed the disciples:

4 And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me;

5 for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

6 Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”

7 And He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority.

8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

FATHER’S remnant of 120 were sufficient to carry our HIS Plan.  What would be the equivalent number of people today with a world population of 7 billion?  It would be about 8,400, still a small remnant.  It is important to consider that fact that until Peter stood up before the crowd gathered at Jerusalem, they had no idea what was going on for the mystery of that day had not been revealed to them.  The crowd was filled with devout men and women who had traveled to the Holy City for the feast yet FATHER had not revealed to them what was about to happen which would change the world.  We appear to be at a similar juncture at this time.

FATHER has been revealing HIS Divine Intent to a “remnant” in this generation.  Those people have a passion for HIS Presence and continue to seek HIS Face on a daily basis.  The call has gone out to many but only a few have been chosen.  HE did not reject the others but instead selected those who are prepared for the times ahead.  Those who are chosen will serve not only those called but the entire world.  Paul was called to serve his generation and fully understood that we must walk in FATHER’S Wisdom, not ours, as he penned in Ephesians chapter 1:

15 Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,

16 do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers:

17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,

Do you have Love for all the saints?  How about the rest of the world?  If so, you are being spoken to concerning the Spirit of Wisdom.  How do you think the 120 felt as they were being prepared to usher in the Age of Pentecost?  Could such a small group change the world?  FATHER knew they could perform their calling with HIS Wisdom, power, and authority.  It mattered not who the politicians were at the time for no one could resist or hinder the Plan.  Paul further wrote:

18 the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,

19 and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power

20 which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,

21 far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.

Nations have been given “derivative” power to rule until such a time as this.  Jesus Christ is now joined with FATHER far above all aspects of derivative power and none will be able to withstand this power and authority.  Throughout history political structures have risen up and have been torn down.  We are moving toward another major change in history.  Now more than ever do we need HIS Wisdom as this time arrives.

We are called to be Light Bearers unto all the world.  Paul wrote in Philippians chapter 2:

12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;

13 for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.

To put it another way- For FATHER is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases HIM.  The preparation time seems long in our own comprehension of time but it is not an issue to FATHER.  HE has been molding us into vessels of honor to do HIS perfect plan, will, and purpose.  Little by little we have been redirected to HIS Way, a few degrees at a time.  Each of us is changing day by day as we come into the fullness of time.

“HIS Good Pleasure” is the same word/phrase as “Goodwill” in the Scripture where the angels announced Christ’s arrival: 

“Glory to God in the highest,
And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!”

We too will provide a solution to the woes of the world for HIS Good Pleasure will work through us toward all mankind.  The time of preparation has had its challenges and thus Paul further writes:

14 Do all things without complaining and disputing,

What are you willing to do for FATHER’S Good Pleasure?  Are you willing to clean toilets if asked?  Or is that beneath you?  Are you willing to deal with a toddler who has no peace in his heart?  Don’t you know that peace should start emanating from you at some point as you become HIS Good Pleasure?  Start expecting the attributes of FATHER to flow in you and through you.  Quit approaching problems from a mental point of view and begin approaching them by HIS Spirit.  Paul continues:

15 that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,

The Holy Spirit is in you and you should now begin to walk and respond IN HIM, not out of your own soulish thoughts.  Submit to HIS SPIRIT and you will begin to be the answer instead of furthering the problem.  Jesus provides us the best example:

Matthew 4:1  Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

In Acts 18 we find Paul and Silas led by THE SPIRIT:

5 When Silas and Timothy had come from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.

Later Paul writes in Romans 8:

13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.

15 For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.”

Further, as you are led by HIS SPIRIT, you are in the center of HIS Good Pleasure and are not subject to any judgment coming upon the earth.  The prophets were sustained during the various famines, wars, and other events affecting the whole earth.  The children of Israel were protected when the death angel visited Egypt.  Jesus was protected when the infants were slain.  FATHER will insure protection to those chosen for HIS service.  Paul assures us in Galatians chapter 5:

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

We will keep HIS Commandments by HIS SPIRIT residing in us as we walk according to HIS SPIRIT.  We will sidestep danger as we are moving in the sensitivity to HIS SPIRIT.  It is critical that we focus each and every moment of our walk to do according to HIS SPIRIT until it becomes firmly established in us.  We must respond to FATHER’S SPIRIT and accept the fact that there will be actions to take which our logical minds do not understand.  We must walk in faith that FATHER knows the proper steps and direction to take at every turn.

As we bear light unto all the world, there will be no darkness along our path for light swallows up darkness.  Judgment on the world could begin any day now.  FATHER has not shown me a specific date but I am responsible for what HE has given me as a season of preparation.  Judgment could come tomorrow, next week, next month, next year, or later.  I will not delay in my preparation and neither should you.  Over the years I have heard many dates given by those who claim to be prophets and nothing of noteworthiness happened on their projected dates.  However, FATHER did speak to me concerning the Shemitah of 1987.  HE awoke me in 3 AM in May of this year to alert me of the Shemitah of this year, next Sunday.  HE gave me no details except to prepare and to alert others to prepare.

Will there be a market collapse next week?  The economic symptoms are surely there for those who understand economic and monetary theory and their associated technicals.  Does FATHER have to judge the world on this coming Shemitah?  No, but HE surely can if HE sees fit.

In 2001, I was in San Antonio at a Information Technology (IT) conference and was scheduled to take a certification exam at 12 Noon on the day of the Shemitah (9/11).  I had no idea of what was about to happen, it was just another day.  My focus was to pass the exam.  In the meantime, the U.S. was in the midst of shutting down all air traffic and trying to evacuate people out of New York City.  Those who went to work on that morning were caught off guard.  I suspect that 99% of the people will be caught off guard as the next judgment comes. 

Let those of us who see the unveiling of Christ and are responding to HIS call be fully prepared when that day comes.  The world will need Light to show them the way out of darkness.  Let us walk each moment of each day BY HIS SPIRIT and we will be Light Bearers to all mankind.

I hope by now each and every reader of this blog realizes the critical importance of both Love and Truth.  Love is the Divine Intent of Truth.  Truth is the result of FATHER’S Love for mankind.  If Love is not at the forefront of your daily walk, it is my belief that your challenges ahead will be more difficult than they need to be. 

FATHER has brought THE solution to our problems at the appropriate times throughout history.  Mankind starts out with a relationship with FATHER then veers off into the realm of “self” and separation.  Each and every time this occurs mankind ends up at a point of desperation and finally calls out to the one and only GOD of the universe.  All other gods and created images are struck down, demolished, and ground into the proverbial powder.  By all accounts we are at that point again, especially in the United States.

Paul wrote in 2 Thessalonians chapter 2:

8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming.

9 The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders,

10 and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

11 And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie,

12 that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

In this era of technology, the Love of the Truth has been set aside by the logic of mankind.  Trusting technology is like building a house on the sand, this trust will be washed away when something major goes wrong.  Building your future with and on invalid assumptions will only lead to death and destruction on some level.  Technology is not error proof.  Programmers continue writing millions of lines of computer code based on past assumptions of truth and fact.  That can be and is risky.  I personally have authored over a million lines of code and would not bet my life that the code is absolutely error free.  Wisdom declares man’s own works to be flawed.  I can pursue excellence but not perfection in the current system.

As each of us purposes every day to spread and impart FATHER’S Love to those whom we come in contact with, Love will take root and spread.  Without Love, the Truth can be tough for people to receive.  We must not beat people over the head with Truth but take an interest in their personal welfare and let HIS Love in us draw men unto us.

If there is ever a time in my life when I perceive strong delusion, it is now.  This country’s government reflects the hearts of the people and the recent laws promoting perverted views of life are simply symptoms of the problem.  Redefining sin does not eliminate it.  Legislating acceptance of perversion does not convert it to Truth.  This strong delusion has raised its ugly head for all who have eyes to see.

Judgment is coming and the lawless one will be revealed.  Those who are chosen will manifest with the brightness of HIS coming.  We must remain vigilant and walk in Love AND with boldness as HE provides us the venue to speak the Truth in Love.  We have been warned on multiple, diverse fronts of the coming time of corrective judgment.  We must not fear what is coming but embrace the Truth of HIS Love that raises up a standard for men to follow.  We trust FATHER to protect and sustain us through any judgment coming upon this earth.  HE knows who has the Love of the Truth and HE is pleased with them.

In 1 Corinthians chapter 3, Paul wrote:

9 For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, you are God’s building.

10 According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he builds on it.

11 For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

12 Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw,

13 each one’s work will become clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one’s work, of what sort it is.

Who won the World Series in 1961?  It doesn’t matter.  Who won the Super Bowl in 1972?  It doesn’t matter.  What does matter is what we are doing for the Kingdom of Our Heavenly Father and who we are affecting with HIS Love.  The foundation which has been laid is the Love of Jesus Christ, the One Who redeemed us from death and destruction.  This life filled with the fruit of THE SPIRIT and ministering life to others is what matters.  We are called to be fruitful and be instrumental in others’ lives.

I have seen FATHER do great and mighty things in the past.  Has HE changed? No.  HE has been preparing those who have set aside every weight that would hinder them from walking fully in HIS power and authority.  They have set their eyes upward to receive from HIM, not for personal consumption, but for ministering to all the world.

Straw or stubble is what is left after the fruit, it any, is removed.  It is like a “carrier” of the fruit, similar to words.  Your words carry a message just as this writing conveys a thought for you to ponder.  This word comes from the same word meaning “reed”.

Matthew 11:7  And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

Was John’s doctrine tested by the wind and was it able to withstand the test of time?  Yes, of course.  All of our idle words will be burned up by fire as well as all of our pointless acts and ways.  Gold, silver, and precious stones will remain for they will endure the fire.  Let our words and our acts be testimonies, not ashes.

Today is the day when we should place our focus on the deeper aspects of what is really important in our lives.  The time of meaningless acts and preoccupation with the worldly things is over.  People are more important than things or events and we should each be promoting life in whatever capacity we are walking in.  Who can we positively affect?  The next person we encounter.  We should expect FATHER to bring us in contact with those in need of what we have to offer.

I want FATHER to remove all the wood, hay, and stubble in my life.  Let me be as a burnt stone used to build the wall in Nehemiah’s time.  A burnt stone is still usable and it even has unique characteristics.  Just as the three Hebrew children were placed in the fiery furnace and the Fourth Man appeared and sustained them, let Jesus Christ baptize us not only in the Holy Ghost, but with a fire that will sustain us in the times ahead!  FATHER, bring forth the fire!

Based on events at hand, people set an expectation.  All the prophecies, types and, shadows are placed there to alert us of what is to come.  This occurred in Luke Chapter 3:

15 Now as the people were in expectation, and all reasoned in their hearts about John, whether he was the Christ or not,

16 John answered, saying to all, “I indeed baptize you with water; but One mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

17 His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather the wheat into His barn; but the chaff He will burn with unquenchable fire.”

FATHER has no issue with us expecting something to happen for HE created this characteristic in us.  The people knew the Messiah was coming and were trying to ascertain whether John was Him.  But John gave us a specific prophecy in response.  This Mighty One would baptize us with the Holy Spirit AND fire.

Strong’s Concordance defines the word “baptize” as:

I would like to focus on the terms “immerse” and “overwhelm”.  Those two term best describe my own baptism in the Holy Spirit which occurred 43 years ago.  In October of 1971, I received the baptism of the Holy Spirit.  At the time I hardly knew anything about the Bible and its contents.  However, this did not keep me from receiving the baptism of the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in an unknown tongue.  It fell on me and through me and it immediately changed me.  My desires changed, my outlook changed, and I was hungry to know more about the FATHER, Son, and Holy Spirit.  I was overwhelmed.

The purpose of fire is to consume whatever is flammable.  In our case it is the wood, hay, and stubble.  Those are the unfruitful works, the illusions, the deceptions, and any other impurities in our lives.  That is yet to fully occur in me and I have yet to meet anyone who can fully attest to the event happening in their lives in any sustained manner.  I have the expectation for this separate event to happen soon.  This third baptism IS the Baptism of Love in my view.  “Self” must completely be purged by fire so that all of HIM is conducting every aspect of the calling HE has placed in each of us for this very hour.  All the signs point to this unveiling and revealing.  It is time to dispose of the wood, hay, and stubble once and for all.

There appears to be a convergence of diverse events at hand.  If these events do culminate as many expect, I expect this Baptism of Fire to occur in those who are called to be lights unto the world as their current belief systems are exposed as deception.  The Standard of Truth will rise to show the Way and there will be no wood, hay, or stubble left to hinder those who are called.