Preparation for the ministry requires us to become fully mature in Love and faith. Love must be the preeminent virtue in our life so the execution of our purpose points to Heaven and not us personally. In the past decades, men’s egos were stroked as they rose to notoriety in the healing ministries. The number of houses, cars, and planes increased dramatically as did their checkbook. I believe there are now more stringent requirements for those called to minister. They must by empty of “self”. The new nature should be fully operational and the Love of the brethren should be firmly rooted and grounded. I also believe that with Love as the foundation, each will operate in all nine of the Spiritual gifts. I know one man who has operated in such manner and his revelation of Love is solid in his life and in his ministry. He made himself of no reputation but as he would read the Word to the audience, healings would occur. Words of knowledge and other gifts operated as needed. His firm foundation of Love kept him from pursuing the temporal blessings of this world. We should also expect similar results once we are fully matured in preparation for this age that is upon us. Our commissioning is pursuant to our maturing into vessels of honor. We are to enter through the Open Door which separates the two types of vessels, the wheat from the tares. The door will be shut and the foolish virgins will experience the closed door. Our day of preparation is at hand and I can only conclude that our Bible study was initiated for this very purpose. I also must conclude that Servias Ministries was organized in order to facilitate the books on Love, the physics of Jesus Christ, and the Raising of the Remnant, as well as future instruments of preparation. Further, it is to facilitate coming into unity as One Body of Christ with Love being the glue that holds us together. Our perspective of isolation must change and we must remove our unbelief and hardness of heart. Let the word “lukewarm” not be described to any among us. Repent of your apathy toward the Gospel, toward the teaching of Love, faith, and hope. Let each day begin with the expectation of hearing HIS Voice, an impartation of HIS Power, and the opening of a new door. May HIS signs follow you:
Mark 16:14 Afterward He appeared to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at the table; and He reproached them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who had seen Him after He had risen.
16:15 And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
16:16 He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned.
16:17 These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues;
16:18 they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover." NASB
Should we expect any less?