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There are no rewards without choices!

Our Heavenly Father longs to bless us as we choose the right path and make the right decisions.

Moses recorded by The Holy Spirit in Genesis chapter 1:

26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our Image, according to Our Likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

27 So God created man in His own Image; in the Image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

28 Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

The word subdue means to take dominion or to control.  This implies harnessing natural resources in an appropriate fashion., caring for the earth, cultivating and harvesting its fields, mining its resources, and releasing its potential to benefit GOD’S highest creation, humankind.

David recorded by The Holy Spirit in Psalm chapter 8:

6 You have delegated to them rulership over all You have made, with everything under their authority, placing earth itself under the feet of Your Image-bearers.

7-8 All the created order and every living thing of the earth, sky, and sea—the wildest beasts and all that move in the paths of the sea—everything is in submission to Adam’s sons.

Many of us have allowed too many weeds in our personal garden.  Those weeds will suck the life out of our garden and keep the good fruit from flourishing.  Doubt in your heart is such a weed.

Paul recorded by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 4:

17 That’s what the Scripture means when it says: “I have made you the father of many nations.” He is our example and father, for in God’s Presence he believed that God can raise the dead and call into being things that don’t even exist yet.

18 Against all odds, when it looked hopeless, Abraham believed the promise and expected God to fulfill it. He took God at His Word, and as a result he became the father of many nations. God’s declaration over him came to pass: “Your descendants will be so many that they will be impossible to count!”

19 In spite of being nearly one hundred years old when the promise of having a son was made, his faith was so strong that it could not be undermined by the fact that he and Sarah were incapable of conceiving a child.

20-21 He never stopped believing God’s promise, for he was made strong in his faith to father a child. And because he was mighty in faith and convinced that God had all the power needed to fulfill His promises, Abraham glorified God!

FATHER gave us dominion over the earth and HIS stated Intent is for us to promote life and blessing to all mankind.  On the other hand, the adversary promotes death and destruction of every living thing.

We have been given the choice of which path we will take.  Our Loving FATHER desires for us to always take the path of Life.

Moses recorded by The Holy Spirit in Genesis chapter 2:

15 YAHWEH-God took the man and placed him in the garden of Eden to work and watch over it.

16 And YAHWEH-God commanded him, “You may freely eat of every fruit of the garden.

17 But you must not eat of the Tree that gives the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will most certainly die.”

Why were there two trees in the garden?  One they could eat from and one they couldn’t eat from.  Actually, there were many trees that could eat from, just one that was forbidden: the tree of knowledge of good and evil. 

Because HE’s a FATHER, HE wants to reward us when we make the right decision.  Fathers long to give rewards to their children.  There are no rewards without choices, without options.  FATHER wants us to make the right choices so that HE can bless us in all we set our hands to. 

If you don’t have an option, you have no occasion to be rewarded for the right decision!

In the supernatural, scarcity and lack is not an issue!

Real faith silences the voice of a problem.  Real faith connects the supernatural and the physical world.  The laws in the supernatural are superior, greater, and higher than the lower, lesser, and inferior laws of the natural world.

Our Heavenly Father gave us HIS Word so that we could operate in the higher realm.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2^nd Timothy chapter 3:

16 God has transmitted HIS very Substance into every Scripture, for it is God-breathed. It will empower you by Its instruction and correction, giving you the strength to take the right direction and lead you deeper into the path of Godliness. 17 Then you will be God’s servant, fully mature and perfectly prepared to fulfill any assignment God gives you.

Why constantly focus on the lower realm where scarcity and sickness are widespread?  Jesus gave the disciples a simple example of Heavenly math.

Jesus instructed the disciples in Mark chapter 8:

14 Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, and they did not have more than one loaf with them in the boat.

They had a mindset of scarcity and lack.

15 Then He charged them, saying, “Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”

Take heed of the worldly mindset of men.

16 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “It is because we have no bread.”

They didn’t get it!  Jesus began the teaching session concerning the Heavenly realm.

17 But Jesus, being aware of it, said to them, “Why do you reason because you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive nor understand? Is your heart still hardened?

18 Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember?

Reasoning is consciously applying logic by drawing valid conclusions from new or existing information, with the aim of seeking truth.  Their reasoning was based on worldly understanding and their own past experience, not what Jesus had accomplished.

19 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did you take up?” They said to Him, “Twelve.”

Jesus fed 5,000 men plus women and children with five loaves and two fish.  They gathered up twelve baskets full of fragments and of the fish.

20 “Also, when I broke the seven for the four thousand, how many large baskets full of fragments did you take up?” And they said, “Seven.”

Jesus had just fed 4,000 with seven loaves and a few small fish.  After everyone had eaten and were filled, they took up seven large baskets.

21 So He said to them, “How is it you do not understand?”

Five loaves turned into twelve.  Seven loaves turned into seven.  That is Heaven’s multiplier effect. The starting quantity was no issue. Less turned out to be more.

Who provided the loaves?  A boy who was not counted among the men.  Can you imagine how his family reacted when he returned home with the bounty?

The one who didn’t count in culture, counted to Jesus.

Jesus observed and spoke in Mark chapter 12:

41 Then Jesus sat down near the offering box, watching all the people dropping in their coins. Many of the rich would put in very large sums,

42 but a destitute widow walked up and dropped in two small copper coins, worth less than a penny.

43 Jesus called His disciples to gather around and then said to them, “I tell you the Truth, this poor widow has given a larger offering than any of the wealthy.

44 For the rich only gave out of their surplus, but she sacrificed out of her poverty and gave to God all that she had to live on, which was everything she had.”

We must not allow ourselves to allow the world’s view to keep us from focusing on Heaven’s view.  Heavenly math will always supersede earthly math. It is all about quality, not quantity.

Don’t let disappointment affect your belief in miracles!

The term disappointment means to be let down by failed expectations. It’s the feeling we experience when our circumstances don’t match our hope.

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Isaiah chapter 55:

8 “For My thoughts about mercy are not like your thoughts, and My ways are different from yours.

9 As high as the heavens are above the earth, so My ways and My thoughts are higher than yours.

10 “As the snow and rain that fall from heaven do not return until they have accomplished their purpose, soaking the earth and causing it to sprout with new life, providing seed to sow and bread to eat.

11 So also will be the Word that I speak; it does not return to Me unfulfilled. My Word performs My purpose and fulfills the mission I sent it out to accomplish.”

I have prayed many times expecting a miracle, yet the miracle did not manifest to the best of my knowledge.  However, I will not allow disappointment to alter my belief in miracles.  I have received miracles in the past and in various situations. 

Why did miracles occur in some situations and not others?  Unless FATHER reveals the source of the hindrance, we must continue to pray according to HIS Word.  There may be unbelief occurring in some aspect surrounding the issue.

Sometimes we pray for an oak tree and FATHER gives us an acorn!

We may pray for something greater than what we can handle.  If we cannot properly steward a request, FATHER will not provide for such a request.  We must let patience have its perfect work.

James wrote by The Holy Spirit in James chapter 1:

2 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials,

3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.

4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.

5]If any of you lacks Wisdom, let him ask of God, Who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.

7 For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord;

8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

Those who have no expectation of miracles will develop a doctrine to protect the hardness of their heart.  They will limit expectations so they will not suffer the disappointment of unanswered prayers.  They will look for alternatives to the issue at hand.  Their faith will be silenced and will redefine GOD’S present activity.  This mindset whispers, “GOD can heal, but HE usually doesn’t.”

That mindset is cautious and sounds reverent.  But underneath it is a conclusion drawn not from Scripture, but from experience.  Scripture never authorizes experience to interpret Truth!  Truth interprets experience.

What you believe about miracles determines how you pray, how you expect, how you interpret delay, and how you respond when symptoms remain.  Belief shapes posture.  Posture shapes prayer and prayer shapes experience.

Jesus never adjusted Truth to accommodate disappointment.  He never softened revelation to protect wounded expectation.  He never said, “Miracles once happened, but times have changed.”  Instead, Jesus spoke:

Mark 9:23 Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.”

Jesus has never revised that statement; it has never expired nor was it limited to a generation!  Unbelief is not ignorance; it is the refusal to act on The Word.

The belief that miracles have passed away is not merely misunderstanding, it is the decision to stop acting on certain Scriptures while still affirming others.  It is selective faith disguised as theological maturity.  Don’t let current disappointment determine your future expectations.

Jesus thinks in quality and purpose, not quantity!

Whatever we give, it should line up with FATHER’S Divine Intent.

Jesus observed and spoke in Luke chapter 21:

1 And Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury,

2 and He saw also a certain poor widow putting in two mites.

3 So He said, Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all;

4 for all these out of their abundance have put in offerings for God, but she out of her poverty put in all the livelihood that she had.”

The rich only gave out of their surplus, but the widow sacrificed out of her poverty and gave to God all that she had to live on, which was everything she had.

At Servias Ministries, we appreciate every contribution no matter how large or small the contribution.  Our Heavenly Father knows the intent of the giver. 

Jesus celebrates quality and purpose!

Many know the act of generosity, but how many know the lifestyle of generosity?  There are many things we know how to turn on but some of those things should never be turned off.  It’s a way of thinking, a way of seeing… it’s your intent.

When you mind is renewed, the impossible looks logical.  Faith doesn’t come from the mind, faith comes from heart.  The renewed mind creates a context for faith.

Jesus affirmed this when He spoke in Mark chapter 11:

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

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

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 10:

10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews chapter 11:

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

Giving is a heart issue.  Your giving reveals what is in your heart… your intent.

Jesus spoke in Luke chapter 12:

48 Every servant who does not know his master’s will and unwittingly does what is wrong will receive a less severe punishment. For those who have received a greater revelation from their master are required a greater obedience. And those who have been entrusted with great responsibility will be held more responsible to their master.”

It is all about being faithful with what you have.  By faith, we understand!  Understanding comes after faith.  Faith requires an action.  The activity of faith will always take you into greater understanding.

The Beloved Disciple wrote by The Holy Spirit in John chapter 6:

22 On the following day, when the people who were standing on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there, except that one which His disciples had entered, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with His disciples, but His disciples had gone away alone-

23 however, other boats came from Tiberias, near the place where they ate bread after the Lord had given thanks–

When were the loaves and fishes multiplied?  It was after Jesus had given thanks, not before.  What did Jesus give thanks for?  He gave thanks for that which wasn’t enough.

When you see the Divine opportunity at hand, thanksgiving starts.  When FATHER gives you a dream, expectation is birthed in your heart.  As you give FATHER thanks, you set the stage for manifestation of your dream.  One aspect of thanksgiving is the tithe.  Abraham understood this Truth when he gave Melchizedek the tithe.

Moses recorded by The Holy Spirit in Genesis chapter 14:

18 Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; He was the priest of God Most High.

19 And He blessed him and said: “Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth;

20 And blessed be God Most High, Who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” And he gave Him a tithe of all.

Melchizedek instituted Holy Communion with Abraham and at the same time blessed him.  Think about it.