Servias Ministries Blog

By THE SPIRIT Isaiah spoke in chapter 54:

5 ​​For your Maker is your husband, ​​The LORD of hosts is His name;

​​And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel; ​​He is called the God of the whole earth.

The most intimate relationship on earth is between husband and wife and FATHER has likened HIS relationship to us in this manner.  This relationship is based on Love and trust with the husband being the provider to HIS Bride.  This relationship is the most sacred union man can have yet many are unable to embrace the Love FATHER is expressing in this passage.  Make no mistake HE is THE GOD of the whole earth and nothing is out of his view.  This chapter ends with:

17 ​​No weapon formed against you shall prosper, ​​And every tongue which rises against you in judgment

​​You shall condemn. ​​This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD,

​​And their righteousness is from Me,” ​​Says the LORD.

HIS Bride shall prevail in the end and the adversary will be under full and complete judgment because justice will prevail.  In the coming days there will be much turmoil as wars and rumors of wars continue.  Jesus spoke of such a time in Matthew 24:

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.

9 “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake.

10 And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another.

11 Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.

12 And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.

13 But he who endures to the end shall be saved.

14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.

Let not your Love grow cold but continue to walk in Love even though lawlessness is on the increase.  Know that FATHER will prevail for HE sees you as HIS Bride and will Love and protect you more so than you can imagine.  Know that HE knows the right path for you to take and will lead you to take that path.  Many will be deceived by a great deception because of their blindness and lawlessness.  They will call right wrong and wrong right.  They will attempt to redefine Truth to support their lawlessness.  Be not deceive and let not your Love grow cold out of despair.  Remember that FATHER is your Husband and though HE may seem far away at times, be encouraged by these words.  HE will return in all HIS Glory as HE establishes HIS Kingdom through HIS Holy Son and HIS saints.

In Ephesians chapter 6 Paul wrote:

13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

14 Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

16 above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.

17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;

Most of us are quite familiar with this passage and I believe that familiarity sometimes causes us a problem.  Back in the early 1980’s I was living in Divine health for years when suddenly I contracted hepatitis from shellfish.  I asked FATHER why?  HE told me I was “void” of HIS Word yet I was constantly studying the Word, listening to audio tapes, and reading books by those in the ministry.  When I challenged HIS answer  (in my youth) HE replied “When is that last time you studied MY Word on healing?”   Oops!  It had been quite a while since I had not been sick for years.  Point made!

We must stay well rounded in our Spiritual focus and studying HIS Word daily is an important part.  By setting aside quiet time and seeking HIM for the topic of the day, you will keep the whole armor of FATHER on and be prepared for the fiery darts of the devil.  His primary dart is doubt.  In the garden he used doubt on Eve.  In the wilderness he attempted to cause Jesus to doubt HIS calling and purpose.

In Mark chapter 11 Jesus spoke:

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.

Men and women have moved away from the active WORD of FATHER in the areas of faith and healing.  They have replaced this focus with passive acceptance of fate and the healthcare system.  Let us set aside such passivity and return to the empowered Word of FATHER.  Let us no longer doubt HIS Word but instead doubt our doubts that have caused us to become lax in our pursuit of HIS high calling.  Let us be reinvigorated by returning to the simplicity of HIS Word and standing in faith and trust HIM to perform HIS Word in our lives.  HIS Remnant will not be denied and when you have done all to stand, STAND!

PS:  I repented of being void of the Word in healing and immersed myself in HIS Word on healing.  HE healed me in 11 days of the most severe case of hepatitis the doctor had seen.  I was suppose to be 8 weeks in recovery if I didn’t die.  I was grateful then and I am grateful today.

Paul wrote in Galatian chapter 3:

1 O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed among you as crucified?

2 This only I want to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

3 Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now being made perfect by the flesh?

A foolish person is unwise, unable to understand, unintelligible,  by implication sensual.  Paul also spoke of them being bewitched (to bring evil on one by feigning praise or an evil eye, to charm).  There are many out there who are not focusing on Truth and reality and are being bewitched by others.  The Galatians were holding on to the old ways of the Law and Paul was revealing a core issue in their hearts.  They were more comfortable sticking to the traditions of men rather than embracing the revelation that was set before them.  They started out in the Spirit but ended up in the flesh.  Paul deemed them to be foolish.

The Pentecostal Age has been filled with similar situations.  Men and women have a visitation from FATHER and HE opens their eyes and ears to revelation of HIS Truth and Divine Intent.  They joyfully receive the Truth and repent from the past.  Some become radical, full of zeal, and go out to convert the world with good intentions.  However they soon begin to trust in the flesh rather than focusing on walking in THE SPIRIT.  It is not because they intended to return to the flesh, they were bewitched by the subtleness of the adversary.  They were not yet mature in faith and hearing FATHER’S Voice in the proper manner.  They were yet to fully take on FATHER’S Character thus they unknowingly returned to relying on the flesh.  They were not fully prepared to walk in the Spirit.

We must walk in faith to be pleasing to FATHER.  Works of the flesh do not bring fulfillment in the Kingdom.  Our works must be a result of our faith IN HIM in order to be pleasing and acceptable in the Kingdom.  Paul spoke to the Galatians with respect to them trusting the Law rather than walking in the Truth of Our Lord Jesus Christ.  They trusted in the old and familiar ways rather than realizing their time of visitation had occurred and was before them.

In James chapter 2:

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?

There are those who see no need to produce works and here they are called foolish.  What is the point of faith if you have no works to bless others?  Many people want to retire from work and do nothing.  I was on a recent trip to the country of Panama in the town of Coronado where many ex-patriots from the U.S. live.  They walk the beach in the mornings, read their books, and then do nothing much.  To what end?  Who is being blessed by their gifts and calling?  No one.  It seems like many of them simply escaped from their previous life thinking it would be better there.  Even the beach can become boring if you walk it enough.  Many of them try to rationalize why they are residing there rather than ministering life to those in need back home.

FATHER is looking for those who want to walk in faith and trust HIM.  Faith requires hearing HIM, not trusting in and holding on the past as the Galatians.  I believe the time of visitation is at hand and FATHER is doing something new and fresh today.  HE is purifying those who are willing and trusting HIM to expose anything needing removed.  It is wise to make yourself open and available to FATHER and allow HIM full access to your innermost self.  As you do you will sense a purity of purpose that you never knew existed before.  You can then stand on the Truth knowing that others can no longer bewitch you with their subtle methods of control.  You fully trust FATHER to protect you from such wolves in sheep’s clothing.  Your heart will be at peace.

Jesus spoke seven woes of hypocrisy in Matthew 23.  The following is the fourth woe Jesus described:

23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.

24 Blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!”

The scribes and Pharisees’ tithing was meticulous and noteworthy; but hypocritical because it served to soothe the guilt of their neglect of the weightier matters of the Law.  Jesus saw how they concerned themselves with trivial matters while they missed the big picture.  They were lawless, faithless, and merciless yet they presented themselves in the opposite manner. Their fruit or lack thereof proved His point.

I met a Jewish couple on a recent trip who obsessed over their food being totally kosher.  The food could not touch anything unclean or they could not eat it.  Removing the blood out of a gnat as part of the “kosher” process and indicated the scribes and Pharisees’ obsession with the meaningless as they failed to see the big picture because of their blindness (eating the camel).

It is both possible and common to be distracted with relatively trivial matters while a lost world perishes.  People are missing the point of saving and serving mankind from destruction while they focus on trivial matters.  They are lawless yet they present themselves as being qualified to judge all men.  Their fruit gives them away just as Jesus pointed out the hypocrisies in the seven woes presented in Matthew 23.

Men continue to miss the point as they seek status and position versus having a willing heart to serve others.  They seek a title as though it will bestow some type of power and authority but it is only an illusion.  They seek status and wealth in order to rid themselves of the necessity to work yet what is the point of sitting around all day doing nothing?  We are called to be productive for the Kingdom and minister life to others, not extract and exploit them.  Jesus quite clearly contrasted they attributes of someone great in the Kingdom:

11 “But he who is greatest among you shall be your servant. 12 And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Those exalting themselves will be humbled by FATHER’S corrective judgment.  Peter understood this all too well when he was so zealous during Jesus’ earthly ministry but then denied Him three times when the pressure arrived.  Pressure brings out the true nature of people.  They can present themselves as mature believers when all is good but when they are placed in challenging conditions you will see their level of faith IN HIM.  The lawlessness found in their heart will surface for all to see.  People tend to judge others by their actions while they judge themselves by their “intent”.  The seven woes are intended to show us the difference between the important aspects of our walk versus the trivial focus many obsess over.

The Apostle Paul understood Love in its purest form for he was redeemed specifically by FATHER’S Love as he was headed down the path of destruction.  His pride and ego had been fed by the religious system.  He was fully endorsed by the church leaders of the time.  He was charged with carrying out there bidding by killing off the opposition.  He was so blinded and deceived by his own agenda he could not see FATHER’S Will, plan, and purpose for mankind.  This was exactly were the adversary wanted him to stay.

After his conversion and being healed of his blindness, both spiritually and literally, Paul spent years in preparation for his ministry though he was already well versed as an expert in Jewish Law.  Approximately 14 years after he was converted and had the true revelation of Jesus Christ, he became known as Paul.  it took him considerable time in prayer and time of meditation to “undo” what he had been taught by the so-called experts.  This is in contrast to John, Peter, and James who spent 3 1/2 years under the teaching of Jesus and did not have to “unlearn” religious beliefs, traditions, and training from their elders.

In Romans chapter 14, Paul writes:

8 For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.

9 For to this end Christ died and rose and lived again, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living.

10 But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you show contempt for your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.

11 For it is written:

​​​“As I live, says the LORD,

​​Every knee shall bow to Me,

​​And every tongue shall confess to God.”

​12 So then each of us shall give account of himself to God.

13 Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but rather resolve this, not to put a stumbling block or a cause to fall in our brother’s way.

Men’s egos would have you believe that you are here to fulfill their purpose in life as though you have no purpose yourself.  They exalt themselves above others in order to acquire some status as being entitled above others.  Jesus had no use for those in authority who had taken this path.  He had compassion for just about everybody but the Pharisees and Sadducees.  In Matthew chapter 3 Jesus spoke:

7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

8 Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance,

9 and do not think to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

10 And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

What kind of fruit are you bearing?  Inspection of your past fruit will confirm who you are living for.  Have you been promoting life in others or have you been sucking life and resources out of others to exalt and promote yourself?  Have you been investing in others or extracting from others?  Many people will rationalize their past acts by their so-called intent but their fruit do not verify their claim. 

Paul claimed to be an expert in The Law but he totally missed Love’s intent which wrote The Law.  He was blind spiritually before he became blind physically.  He learned a valuable lesson and was able to appreciate what FATHER showed him to write as he recounted past failures.  Each of us must assess our past fruit which provides us perspective to who we are living for- ourselves or FATHER.

Many who read the Bible do not consider the time frame between the ministries.  Jesus spoke in Mark chapter 16:

 17 “And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; 

18 they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

It is reckoned that Jesus went to the cross in 33 A.D.  Paul is then converted and spends time in preparation for what FATHER has called him to do.  In about 51 A.D. or 18 years after the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, Paul is on a missionary journey with Silas and in Acts chapter 16:

Paul did exactly what Jesus had commanded 18 years prior to this event with the exact same results.  Did the name of Jesus Christ lose any power after 18 years?  Absolutely not!  To this very day the same power resides with those who believe and doubt not in their heart.  We must no longer rely and trust in our left brain of logic and reasoning and move toward trusting in FATHER’S Word as expressed by HIS most Holy Son.  Our trust and faith in HIS Word will serve us well in the coming months and years.

In James chapter 1 THE SPIRIT instructs us:

19 So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; 

20 for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.

What does being quick to hear mean to you?  When we are being tried and tested, we need to be intent on hearing what FATHER is instructing us to say and do rather than responding in a knee-jerk reaction and express words out of a fleshly or soulish manner.  Since FATHER is well aware of the ramifications of what will happen given the circumstances, HE will provide the proper course and intent of your verbal response in your time of need.

When we are slow to speak, we are able to hear FATHER as HE prepares our words appropriate to the situation we find ourselves in.  With that said we will no longer be moved to wrath for we know HE has placed us in the situation for instruction or resolution and thus there is no need for frustration to arise from the soul.  We then have fully acknowledge that our steps are order by HIM.  Psalm 119:133 expresses it well:

“Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.”

The heritage of the Righteous is encouraged in Psalm 37:

It is easy to get frustrated with people whom you thought would embrace what FATHER is doing yet it seems like they suddenly become hard of hearing and then turmoil surrounds them causing further confusion.  We must understand that there will be many who approach the door but fail to enter in.  Weep not but know that you will be a reconciling force that will ultimately include them at some point.  In the meantime, simply continue walking out your instructions according to what FATHER has directed.   After all, HE really does have it all under HIS control.  Listen and respond for it is truly that simple.

By THE SPIRIT Paul wrote in Ephesians chapter 4:

1 I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, 

2 with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, 

3 endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 

4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; 

5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 

6 one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

What does it take to walk worthy of your calling?  Align yourself with FATHER and you will be in unity with everyone who does the same for HIS Divine Intent is the only unifying force in the universe.  There are those who are further along than you so you must be careful to listen and slow to speak.  There are those who are behind as well which demands your gentleness, long-suffering and forbearance in Love. 

We are to become unified in our purpose as we establish HIS Kingdom, the only kingdom to withstand the chaos of man’s devices.  We have one Lord Who is the Head of the body- Jesus Christ for He is the manifested representation of the Intent of FATHER thus He must lead us and guide the rest of the body.

There is only one faith for there is only one pleasing path to walk and that is by every Word that proceedeth out of the mouth of FATHER for HE changes not.  John wrote in 1 John 4 “as He is so are we” which emphatically states FATHER is above all, through us all, and in us all.  Embrace the reality that HE permeates every aspect of your being and walk accordingly.  Cast down any and all vain imaginations and anything that would exalt itself above HIS Divine Intent.

FATHER’S Power has not subsided from the day HE created the heavens and the earth.  HE has not forsaken us but instead as prepared our paths in order to mature us for HIS use.  As we enter into HIS Rest we will flow with others who are called as vessels of honor to establish by word and deed.

By HIS Word did Jesus calm the sea of humanity as He walked above the waves unmoved by the circumstances causing the waves to come forth.  Even though Peter began to sink as his eyes left Jesus, we must acknowledge his temporary walk as well.  We must expect to walk in a sustained manner now that HIS Blood has provided a better Covenant.  His Blood has enabled the unity to become attainable beyond the temporary.

As we walk in unity we will see doors open before us and shut behind us.  FATHER will deploy resources for every situation we encounter.  HE will rally those who have sensed the time at hand.  Truth will prevail and the enemy will be overcome and overpowered by HIS Love.  Unity will spread as those who are blind and deaf receive deliverance from their malady.  They will embrace those whom FATHER’S power and authority flow through.  The Wisdom from Above will overtake man’s wisdom and solutions to the impossible will come forth.  Be not dismayed by any apparent delay as the forces are being rallied and readied for this time.  Being in unity is critical but it is only achieved by aligning yourself with FATHER and HIS Word.  Nothing else will bond.