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Iniquity is the twisting of the Truth.  Those who are motivated by the flesh only do things that benefit themselves.  When they submit to their flesh and/or their soulish nature, they are on the path to death and destruction.  It may be unnoticeable at first but their road ultimately ends in despair and regret.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 8:

5 Those who are motivated by the flesh only pursue what benefits themselves. But those who live by the impulses of the Holy Spirit are motivated to pursue spiritual realities. 6 For the mind-set of the flesh is death, but the mind-set controlled by the Spirit finds life and peace.

7 In fact, the mind-set focused on the flesh fights God’s plan and refuses to submit to his direction, because it cannot! 8 For no matter how hard they try, God finds no pleasure with those who are controlled by the flesh.

We have been given the solution to live by and it is The Word.  As we walk in Agape Love, we sincerely desire for others to experience and embrace the Way of life.  We desire for the immature to rise up toward maturity and produce good fruit.

9 But when the Spirit of Christ empowers your life, you are not dominated by the flesh but by the Spirit. And if you are not joined to the Spirit of the Anointed One, you are not of him.

People are focused on position and not relationship.  They want to be Christians and go to Heaven but many do not desire to truly know their Heavenly Father while on earth.  When the focus moves from position to relationship, our fruit increases because we will become like Our Heavenly Father.

10 Now Christ lives his life in you! And even though your body may be dead because of the effects of sin, his life-giving Spirit imparts life to you because you are fully accepted by God. 11 Yes, God raised Jesus to life! And since God’s Spirit of Resurrection lives in you, he will also raise your dying body to life by the same Spirit that breathes life into you!

12 So then, beloved ones, the flesh has no claims on us at all, and we have no further obligation to live in obedience to it. 13 For when you live controlled by the flesh, you are about to die. But if the life of the Spirit puts to death the corrupt ways of the flesh, we then taste his abundant life.

As we live according to The Holy Spirit, the effects of sin diminish and we move toward complete restoration.  Those with ears to hear and eyes to see will pursue the Highway to Holiness.

One of the biggest hindrances to overcome is dwelling on our past failures.  The adversary wants us to live according to those failures rather than rising up to walking in FATHER’S Life-giving Spirit.  Our past sins were erased by The Blood of Jesus Christ and we must not belittle His Blood in any way, especially by holding on to those sins which were given and removed from our “books”.  What great news if we will only live by it.

Our flesh has no claims on us so we must quit listening to our flesh and accept “life”.  It is so simple yet the flesh will try everything to get your to hold on to your past.  The stronger your spirit, the weaker the flesh. 

In Jude, it is written by The Holy Spirit:

20 But you, my delightfully loved friends, constantly and progressively build yourselves up on the foundation of your most holy faith by praying every moment in the Spirit.21 Fasten your hearts to the Love of God and receive the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, who gives us eternal life.

22 Keep being compassionate to those who still have doubts, 23 and snatch others out of the fire to save them. Be merciful over and over to them, but always couple your mercy with the fear of God. Be extremely careful to keep yourselves free from the pollutions of the flesh.

Jude provides the necessary instruction to move toward the Highway of Holiness.  We must do our part.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1Timothy chapter 4:

1 The Holy Spirit has explicitly revealed: At the end of this age, many will depart from the true faith one after another, devoting themselves to spirits of deception and following demon-inspired revelations and theories.

The Holy Spirit is warning us about greater and intense demon activity in the “end times.”  Why?  This has always been a ploy of the adversary.  Since the adversary cannot discern times and seasons, he moves upon willing vessels who are in power to promote death and destruction of babies hoping to eliminate the callings given by FATHER.  Simply look at the time of Moses and Jesus… and now.

People who view demons as being born of man’s imaginations are already being deceived.  The enemy has you right where he wants you- walking in denial of the Truth.  The above Word is not my opinion.  I purpose to fully submit my mind, will, and emotions to The Holy Spirit in all areas.  Since I have encountered demons, I don’t need to be convinced of the above statement.  I have encountered angels as well so there is no need to theorize about spiritual activity.

2 Hypocritical liars will deceive many, and their consciences won’t bother them at all! 3 They will require celibacy and dietary restrictions that God doesn’t expect, for he created all foods to be received with the celebration of faith by those who fully know the Truth. 4 We know that all creation is beautiful to God and there is nothing to be refused if it is received with gratitude. 5 All that we eat is made sacred by the Word of God and prayer.

6 If you will teach the believers these things, you will be known as a faithful and good minister of Jesus, the Anointed One. Nurture others in the living Words of faith and in the knowledge of grace which you were taught.

7 Be quick to abstain from senseless traditions and legends, but instead be engaged in the training of Truth that brings righteousness.

True faith and Agape Love requires obedience and discipline.  Men will try to control us with their senseless traditions and legends but we must filter everything we hear and read through The Word and The Holy Spirit.  Neither your nor my opinion matter outside the Truth.  Why spend time debating a half-truth?

We must not allow ourselves to focus on what the world is doing and promoting.  Instead, we should start each day finding out what is on FATHER’S Mind and be a part of it.

We must not allow ourselves to be deceived and/or refocused on things which will have no lasting value to The Kingdom of GOD.  The adversary is always desperate to prevent FATHER’S Plan to come forth.  When you see greater darkness, be assured that greater light is ahead for those who Love GOD.

All of us should be engaged in the training of Truth that brings righteousness.  There can be only one Standard on this earth and it must be Truth.  FATHER is in the midst of exposing Truth to all those who Love HIM.  I am seeing it virtually every day.

Anyone who challenges the Truth is being deceived and his or her motivations of deception will be exposed.  Those who truly repent will be spared.  Those who do not, will undergo judgment.  It’s our choice.

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My wife and I will be taking Communion later today and once again, I would urge my brethren to do the same.

By THE SPIRIT Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians chapter 11:

 ²⁸ So let each individual first evaluate his own attitude and only then eat the bread and drink the cup. ²⁹ For continually eating and drinking with a wrong spirit will bring judgment upon yourself by not recognizing the body. ³⁰ This insensitivity is why many of you are weak, chronically ill, and some even dying.

We need to be careful and do our own evaluation before taking communion. This should be emphasized every time we partake of the Holy event. Repent and not allow any sin to cause unworthiness.

Paul writes:

23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread;

24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”

25 In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.

Many of us have participated in communion countless times over the course of our life.  Most know that taking the cup refers to His Blood as being the sacrifice for our sins to be put away in order that we be reconciled to FATHER.  There has been less emphasis on the meaning of taking the bread beforehand.  Jesus’ body did not remove our sins but instead it deals with the healing of our bodies.

We are to discern His body when we partake of the bread.  The sacrifice of stripes came before the sacrifice of the Blood.  In Matthew 27:

25 And all the people answered and said, “His blood be on us and on our children.”

26 Then he released Barabbas to them; and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified.

This scourging was the prophetic fulfillment of Isaiah chapter 53:

4 ​​Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; ​​Yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.

5 ​​But He was wounded for our transgressions, ​​He was bruised for our iniquities; ​​The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.

Peter also wrote by THE SPIRIT in 1 Peter chapter 2:

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.

In the communion, first came healing and restoration of the body, then came the sinless nature by His Blood.  This is opposite to Adam when he first gave up his glorified state and then his body began to die.  Jesus is reversing the curse when we properly discern His Body as well as His Blood.  Jesus had prepared the disciples for this revelation during His ministry of healing the sick and preaching salvation.  Matthew wrote by THE SPIRIT in chapter 8:

16 When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick,

17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying:

​​​“He Himself took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses.”

Jesus suffered in two ways- first He bore the stripes on His body and then He shed His Blood on the cross.  Both acts are referred to in communion.  When we take the bread, we should discern exactly what it represents and remember the scourging and the stripes along with the promise “by whose stripes we were healed”.  This is a wonderful promise in itself.  Let us no longer take the bread without considering its underlying meaning.  Let its promise and reality be as clear to us as the importance of His Blood to our salvation.  After all, Jesus said “do this in remembrance of Me”.

I delivered 100% of our tithes and offerings to be distributed to those kids in need… of which there are many.

Does Servias have any overhead? I happily have been covering it. Does Servias have any payroll? No. FATHER has blessed us through other channels. This eliminates any pressure to write a “watered-down” blog. I simply write what The Holy Spirit directs without any outside pressure.

I look forward to our next distribution!

Demons have three access points to an individual: spirit, soul, and body.  Once you are “born again”, you remove the access point of the spirit leaving the other two.  This explains how believers can be carnal and tempted by the adversary.

Luke wrote by The Holy Spirit in Luke chapter 4:

4 1–2 From the moment of his baptism, Jesus was overflowing with the Holy Spirit. He was taken by the Spirit from the Jordan into the lonely wilderness of Judea to experience the ordeal of testing by the accuser for forty days. He ate no food during this time and ended his forty-day fast very hungry.

Jesus was filled with The Holy Spirit so the adversary had to appeal to His soul and flesh in the form of temptations to satisfy both.  The same is true for the believer today.

If you think there are no demons assigned to you, you are sadly mistaken.  I have heard past teachings proclaiming that no demons exist today and the issue is only man’s carnal nature.  When you believe that the enemy doesn’t exist, then the adversary is right where he wants you… in denial.

My family has seen manifested demons.  I have seen a demon in a person when I was allowed to see in the spirit realm.  Once you have had that experience, no one can tell you they don’t exist.  Shall we remove Luke chapter 4 in order to satisfy people’s blindness?  Shall we disregard every mention of casting out of demons by Jesus and the disciples?

FATHER once told me to quit “negotiating” even though I prided myself in my ability to negotiate.  “When you negotiate, you manipulate and that is not of ME.”

3 It was then the devil said to Him, “If You are really the Son of God, command this stone to turn into a loaf of bread for You.”

4 Jesus replied, “I will not! For it is written in the Scriptures, ‘Life does not come only from eating bread but from God. Life flows from every revelation from HIS mouth.’”

5 The devil lifted Jesus high into the sky and in a flash showed him all the kingdoms and regions of the world. 6–7 The devil then said to Jesus, “All of this, with all its power, authority, and splendor, is mine to give to whomever I wish. Just do one thing and you will have it all. Simply bow down to worship me and it will be yours! You will possess everything!”

The devil was attempting to negotiate with Jesus so we must not attempt to reason away this reality.  Just because a person has had no known encounter with a demon does not mean demons don’t exist.  The Scripture is given to us for our instruction.

We must protect our souls and our bodies by walking according to The Word as Jesus showed us in the above passage.  The adversary attempted first to appeal to Jesus’ flesh for He hungered.  When it didn’t work, the adversary tried to appeal to soulish desires of worldly dominion.  Jesus didn’t challenge the adversary’s worldly authority, Jesus responded with The Word which supersedes any lower authority found in the world:

8 Jesus rebuked him and said, “Satan, get behind Me! For it is written in the Scriptures, ‘Only ONE is worthy of your adoration. You will worship before the Lord your God and Love HIM supremely.’”

In the end, it’s all about Love and being motivated by Agape Love.

If you have understanding, demons can’t operate in the Truth.  Thus if you are walking according to The Word, the adversary cannot use you in any fashion.  The only power demons have is in deception and when you are walking out their deception, you are yielding dominion to them.  They simply want you to believe something that is wrong.

Spiritual warfare is saying no to ungodliness in every area of your life.  Demons move upon people to try to shift their perception away from the Truth.  In the world, they call it disinformation. 

As an example, “pro-choice” sounds better than “pro-life”.  Is there any real difference between a six-month old baby and a six-month unborn baby?  Not in FATHER’S Eyes.

Luke recorded in chapter 1 by The Holy Spirit:

39 Afterward, Mary arose and hurried off to the hill country of Judea, to the village where Zechariah and Elizabeth lived. 40 Arriving at their home, Mary entered the house and greeted Elizabeth. 41 At the moment she heard Mary’s voice, the baby within Elizabeth’s womb jumped and kicked. And suddenly, Elizabeth was filled to overflowing with the Holy Spirit! 42 With a loud voice she prophesied with power:

“Mary! You are a woman given the highest favor

    and privilege above all others.

    For your child is destined to bring God great delight.

43 How did I deserve such a remarkable honor

    to have the mother of my Lord come and visit me?

44 The moment you came in the door and greeted me,

    my baby danced inside me with ecstatic joy!

45 Great favor is upon you, for you have believed

    every word spoken to you from the Lord.”

46 And Mary sang this song:

    “My soul is ecstatic, overflowing with praises to God!

47 My spirit bursts with joy over my life-giving God!

48 For HE set his tender gaze upon me, his lowly servant girl.

    And from here on, everyone will know

    that I have been favored and blessed.

49 The Mighty One has worked a mighty miracle for me;

    holy is his name!

50 Mercy kisses all HIS Godly lovers,

    from one generation to the next.

51 Mighty power flows from HIM

    to scatter all those who walk in pride.

52 Powerful princes HE tears from their thrones

    and HE lifts up the lowly to take their place.

53 Those who hunger for HIM will always be filled,

    but the smug and self-satisfied HE will send away empty.

54 Because HE can never forget to show mercy,

    HE has helped HIS chosen servant, Israel,

55 Keeping HIS promises to Abraham

    and to his descendants forever.”

56 Before going home, Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months.

57 When Elizabeth’s pregnancy was full term, she gave birth to a son. 58 All her family, friends, and neighbors heard about it, and they too were overjoyed, for they realized that the Lord had showered such wonderful mercy upon her. 

John the Baptist responded to Mary’s voice and danced inside of her with ecstatic joy!  Does this sound like an inanimate object that should be removed from a mother’s womb to you?

Am I willing to support anyone who promotes the killing of babies, no matter what their current location?  Not me!

We need to get to the root of the problem.  Men need to keep their pants on and women need to keep their knees close to each other.  Only Agape Love should be the motivation to be intimate with another… and only after a full commitment to becoming “one” in marriage.  Otherwise, boys… keep your body under subjection and keep your pants on.  Girls… quit enticing the boys to be “carnal”.

Someone has to be willing to state the obvious.  People need to quit making excuses for sin.  Quit yielding dominion to the adversary.

Thankfully neither Mary nor Elizabeth considered abortion. 

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2 Corinthians chapter 10:

3–4 For although we live in the natural realm, we don’t wage a military campaign employing human weapons, using manipulation to achieve our aims. Instead, our spiritual weapons are energized with Divine power to effectively dismantle the defenses behind which people hide.

We must not allow ourselves to be manipulated by those who are led by the adversary.  The Holy Spirit will reveal the Truth about any matter if we will inquire of The Holy Spirit without bias.

When I pray in THE SPIRIT, I will often get revelation and clarification about certain situations confronting me.  Sometimes it requires hard decisions to be made but those actions must be carried out in order to be in complete obedience.  We must not compromise.

I look back at situations where I was manipulated which nearly wrecked my life.  However, FATHER in HIS great grace and mercy prevailed on my behalf.  HE then restored me to fruitfulness.  HE will do the same for you if you find yourself in a similar situation.  It is all about HIS unconditional Love for you and me.

5 We can demolish every deceptive fantasy that opposes God and break through every arrogant attitude that is raised up in defiance of the true knowledge of God. We capture, like prisoners of war, every thought and insist that it bow in obedience to the Anointed One. 6 Since we are armed with such dynamic weaponry, we stand ready to punish any trace of rebellion, as soon as you choose complete obedience.

The adversary and his demons will attempt to manipulate us by introducing thoughts contrary to The Word.  If we entertain those thoughts, we will question some aspect of Truth in The Word.  If we allow ourselves to dwell on those manipulative thoughts, we will take some action to confirm the perversity introduced.

If I have a thought contrary to The Word, I immediately cast it down and remove it from my focus.  If it attempts to persist, I start praying in THE SPIRIT.  Our weapons are Spiritual for the pulling down the strongholds and our minds are a primary battlefield.

We must not allow anything in our mind to exalt itself above the knowledge of GOD!  We must bring every thought into captivity… continually.  As for me, I start each day with praying and studying The Word thus causing my initial thoughts for the day to be established in The Word.  It prepares me for whatever challenge is set before me throughout the day.

You and I are called to be spiritual warriors, not passive responders to those who would try to manipulate and oppress us with their destructive intent.  We must know The Word in order to use It as our weapon.  Our mouths must be filled with The Word as an offensive weapon.

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Revelation chapter 19:

6 Then I heard what seemed to be the thunderous voice of a great multitude, like the sound of a massive waterfall and mighty peals of thunder, crying out:

“Hallelujah!

    For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns!

7 Let us rejoice and exalt him and give him glory,

    because the wedding celebration of the Lamb has come.

    And His bride has made herself ready.

8 Fine linen, shining bright and clear,

    has been given to her to wear,

    and the fine linen represents

    the righteous deeds of his holy believers.”

Notice how the Bride’s garment is described: Fine linen, shining bright and clear.  Continuing in chapter 19:

11 Then I saw heaven opened, and suddenly a white horse appeared. The name of the one riding it was Faithful and True, and with pure righteousness He judges and rides to battle. 12 He wore many regal crowns, and His Eyes were flashing like flames of fire. He had a secret name inscribed on Him that’s known only to Himself. 13 He wore a robe dipped in blood, and His title is called the Word of God. 14 Following Him on white horses were the armies of heaven, wearing white fine linen, pure and bright.

We the Bride are also warriors in the armies of Heaven.  Warriors are actively walking out The Word and creating righteous “deeds”.  Now is the time to be fully armored both offensively and defensively.

As Paul affirmed by THE SPIRIT in Ephesians chapter 6:

11 Put on God’s complete set of armor provided for us, so that you will be protected as you fight against the evil strategies of the accuser! 12 Your hand-to-hand combat is not with human beings, but with the highest principalities and authorities operating in rebellion under the heavenly realms. For they are a powerful class of demon-gods and evil spirits that hold this dark world in bondage. 13 Because of this, you must wear all the armor that God provides so you’re protected as you confront the slanderer, for you are destined for all things and will rise victorious.

14 Put on Truth as a belt to strengthen you to stand in triumph. Put on Holiness as the protective armor that covers your heart. 15 Stand on your feet alert, then you’ll always be ready to share the blessings of peace.

16 In every battle, take faith as your wrap-around shield, for it is able to extinguish the blazing arrows coming at you from the Evil One! 17–18 Embrace the power of salvation’s full deliverance, like a helmet to protect your thoughts from lies. And take the mighty razor-sharp Spirit-sword of the spoken Word of God.

Pray passionately in the Spirit, as you constantly intercede with every form of prayer at all times. Pray the blessings of God upon all his believers.

Paul spoke by The Holy Spirit in 2 Corinthians chapter 8:

1 Beloved ones, we must tell you about the grace God poured out upon the churches of Macedonia. 2 For even during a season of severe difficulty and tremendous suffering, they became even more filled with joy. From the depths of their extreme poverty, super-abundant joy overflowed into an act of extravagant generosity.

FATHER intends for us to walk in “super-abundant” joy at all times no matter what our financial state.  We may be facing extreme difficulty and tremendous suffering but our joy cannot be taken away from us if we don’t allow it.

As I give according to what The Holy Spirit instructs, I know that blessing will flow both to the recipient and my family.  The orientation to scarcity departs from my mindset for this is where the adversary wants to challenge us.  The adversary wants to convince us to no longer trust FATHER’S Word in the area of prosperity.

3 For I can verify that they spontaneously gave, not only according to their means but far beyond what they could afford. 4 They actually begged us for the privilege of sharing in this ministry of giving to God’s Holy people who are living in poverty. 5 They exceeded our expectations by first dedicating themselves fully to the Lord and then to us, according to God’s pleasure.

I must say that I have not experienced anyone “begging me” to share in helping those living in poverty.  It is clear they had the revelation of FATHER’S Heart to those who are impoverished.  Don’t get me wrong, I am overjoyed by every person’s giving to those who are impoverished.  However, the churches Paul is referencing were extremely intent on giving… enough to be included in Scripture.

Paul continues:

6 That is why we appealed to Titus, since he was the one who got you started and encouraged you to give, so he could help you complete this generous undertaking on your behalf.

7 You do well and excel in every respect—

in unstoppable faith,

in powerful preaching,

in revelation knowledge,

in your passionate devotion,

and in sharing the Love we have shown to you.

This list of attributes seems to be what we all seek out and want to be known for.  How many of us are known for our unstoppable faith?  Our ability to preach in a powerful manner?  The next attribute is especially intriguing- revelation knowledge!  People will go to great extemes in order to unlock some new hidden revelation that no one else has been able to see.

We all want to be known for passionate devotion and that is a good thing.  The Corinthian church was complemented for sharing the Agape Love with Paul and his associates.

Paul was not finished in verse 7:

So make sure that you also excel in grace-filled generosity.

Grace-filled generosity was the one thing left to be fulfilled.  Those believers were excelling in other area but they need encouragement in the area of generosity.  Paul continues:

8 I’m not saying this as though I were issuing an order but to stir you to greater Love by mentioning the enthusiasm of the Macedonians as a challenge to you. 9 For you have experienced the extravagant grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that although He was infinitely rich, He impoverished himself for our sake, so that by His poverty, we could become rich beyond measure.

Everything I write is intended to help us all mature to greater Love!  How are we to walk in this greater Love if we have difficulty in being generous without regard to our current state?  Love and trust in FATHER go hand in hand.  Trust requires discipline to respond to The Holy Spirit when He directs us to give.

Are you known as being generous by those whom you encounter?  Did Jesus barely supply food to those who hunger just to meet some “minimum standard”?

10 So here are my thoughts concerning this matter, and it’s in your best interests. Since you made such a good start last year, both in the grace of giving and in your longing to give, 11 you should finish what you started. You were so eager in your intentions to give, so go do it. Finish this act of worship according to your ability to give. 12 For if the intention and desire are there, the size of the gift doesn’t matter. Your gift is fully acceptable to God according to what you have, not what you don’t have. 13 I’m not saying this in order to ease someone else’s load by overloading you, but as a matter of fair balance.

Giving generously is an act of worship toward FATHER.  Our generosity reflects our trust IN HIM as OUR PROVIDER.  Why do you think greed is the root of all evil?  If we can’t truly hear and understand thus embrace the revelation of Grace-filled generosity, we will not ascend to full maturity as Sons and Daughters.