Servias Ministries Blog

When you withhold the truth about a matter, you become subject to the Law of Equal Weights and Measures and the Law of Victim’s Rights.  First of all, you cannot suppress the truth in your communication with Our Heavenly Father.  HE already knows the truth of the matter.  Thus you can only suppress the truth in your communication with other people, the very people you should be ministering Love to.  Lies, deceit, misleading statements and deception, all describe the act of suppressing the truth.  Government officials are notorious for suppressing the truth.  Anyone led by self-preservation is guilty of suppressing the truth.  Suppressing the truth is done by intent.  The ego is at the source of this insidious intent and Our Heavenly Father is bound by HIS Law to deal with the suppression of the Truth.  Paul states it like this:

Romans 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,

The Love of Our Heavenly Father demands that HE enforce the laws against those who victimize others by withholding the truth of a matter.  HIS judgments fit the crime.  For instance, on a national scale, those in power who persistently suppress the truth in relation to the citizens of the country and those of other countries, will ultimately place their own country under judgment.  The leader always reflects the hearts of the people.  In the U.S., it is well known that people vote “their pocketbooks”, not the moral choice.  This explains how a leader can be caught lying and still be re-elected.  As the unrighteousness mounts up against nations, there comes a day of reckoning and the balancing of the scales will fit the crime.  Think not that Our Heavenly Father will simply allow the lawlessness to be smoothed over by some feeble attempt to plead for mercy to HIM.  HIS Character demands the victims be recompensed for the injustices.  By depreciating the value of money and exploiting the widows, orphans, homeless, and others in need, those in power are insuring their day of judgment is to come with a vengeance.  This is true on a corporate level as well as a personal level.

When you have wronged somebody, you must go and seek forgiveness from them.  If not, you will by necessity suffer the wrath of Our Heavenly Father.  HIS wrath is a righteous anger and provides an adequate restitution for the wrong suffered.  It may manifest in a sickness or disease, an economic event, a division among family members, or other means.  Ultimately, you will get what you deserve.  If you dish out unrighteousness, you will receive like payment.  To break the cycle, you must endure the restitution or seek and obtain forgiveness from the victim who has the right to remove the imbalance from the scale.

Do you think that you can escape the judgment of Our Heavenly Father?  Do you think that by only asking HIM to forgive you will wipe the slate clean of your unrighteousness towards your fellow man?  Jesus made it abundantly clear that forgiveness among those you interact with is required to remove judgment.  “Father, forgive them for they know not what they do” was Jesus’ willingness to make sure that wrath did not wipe out the world when He went to the cross.  When Stephen was being stoned, he made sure that Saul (who was Paul) did not receive the full weight of the Law:

Acts 7:60 NKJV
Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, do not charge them with this sin." And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

All of us have been guilty of not being our brother’s keeper.  Additionally, we have all been victims of others’ suppression of the Truth.  As we each pursue Love, we will have our eyes opened to stop the lawlessness that requires restitution.  We can then receive the wisdom, understanding, and knowledge to resolve the issues with others that require restitution.  As we restore our relationships through Love and die to “self”, we end the cycle of lawlessness that demanded restitution.  As we forgive, we will be forgiven in like manner.  We will then truly appreciate the fact that the Truth will set us free.

There is a time to act, and a time to be still.  I suggest that action should only come forth after being still.

Psalm 46:10  

Be still, and know that I am God;

​​I will be exalted among the nations,

​​I will be exalted in the earth!

Being still implies that you are submitting to Our Heavenly Father’s words during your time of prayer.  This is the time of communion.  You must quiet your soul and “Be still”.  You must remove all the distraction that prevents your focus from being directed to HIM.  This is what a prayer closet is all about- removal of distractions.  The world has plenty of distractions to keep you focused on about anything else but HIM.  Your ego will accommodate any distraction that will empower it to continue its control over you on a daily basis.

This Scripture tells us specifically that HE is with us.  The time frame is now.  It does not use the words “was” or “will be”, but uses the present tense.  If you want to hear HIM daily, I suggest spending time with HIM daily.  I find the beginning of the day to be ideal, before the world has had an opportunity to obtain my focus.  If you ask HIM to wake you up early for this time, be assured… HE WILL.  For some, it may be the end of the day.

How will HE be exalted among the nations and in the earth?  I believe HIS Remnant is being prepared for that task.  We are to be HIS expressions on earth just as Jesus was HIS earthly  expression 2,000 years ago.  We have been prophesying this Scripture by way of the Lord’s Prayer ever since Jesus gave us the directive.  Our Heavenly Father has given the inhabitants of the earth ample opportunity to respond.  His Righteousness dictated the timing and adequate opportunity to respond.

When we are still, we are acknowledging “the fear of THE LORD”.  We are giving HIM reverence and exalting HIM above ourselves by submitting to HIS wisdom and counsel.  What greater respect than to listen and respond with action accordingly!  As we quiet our souls, we set our ears to hear.  HE then responds by giving us wisdom, understanding, and knowledge.  As we apply ourselves, our skill develops.  We become mature sons.

Another aspect of this command, is that our own personal challenges and roadblocks are dealt with by HIM.  HE provides us the way to resolution of the issues that plague us.  HE is the One who opens the doors to the solutions needed to meet our needs.  As we honor HIM and reverence HIM, we establish the father/child relationship whereby we give HIM authority in our lives to intervene.  Love demands this choice to be available: to do things on our own, or to have Our Heavenly Father intervene.  I prefer HIS intervention.  The parable of the prodigal son brings this reality into focus.

Luke 15:11 Then He said: “A certain man had two sons. 12 And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.’ So he divided to them his livelihood. 13 And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living.

What is prodigal living?  It is: lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices, recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources.

Gee, that is describing the path of the U.S. who uses 20% of the world’s energy with just 5% of the population.  In the Beatitudes, Jesus said that those who live in moderation were blessed.  The prodigal son had to experience the “endgame” to finally come to his senses.  I suspect that is going to happen in the U.S. as well.  Back to the point of the parable:

Our Heavenly Father gave the son what he asked for.  This is a reference to Ezekiel 14:3-4:

3   “Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their hearts, and put before them that which causes them to stumble into iniquity. Should I let Myself be inquired of at all by them?

4   “Therefore speak to them, and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Everyone of the house of Israel who sets up his idols in his heart, and puts before him what causes him to stumble into iniquity, and then comes to the prophet, I the LORD will answer him who comes, according to the multitude of his idols,”

This is critically important.  If you have any idols in your heart, you are subject to this same result.  What is an idol?  It is anything you desire that moves your focus away from your relationship with Our Heavenly Father.  An idol starts with “desire” which quickly moves to “demand”.  It then moves to “sacrifice” and finally results in “death and destruction”.  An idol will rule our heart if given the opportunity.  This is why it is so important to “Be still” and listen to Our Heavenly Father for HE will minister life to you and point out idols that need removal.  Notice that in Ezekiel 14:4, we are told that there were a multitude of idols.  The prodigal son had to come to the end of himself.  When that happened, he turned back toward the Father.  When we finally realize what we do on our own isn’t working, we will do the same, hopefully.  When it does finally happen, be prepared to have a serious, corrective interview with HIM.  It will be house-cleaning time.  As these idols are removed, your heart is cleansed and becomes purified.  As this occurs, you are able to hear HIS Voice better and respond in a more sensitive fashion thus you become a mature son or daughter.  Consider this, it all starts with “Being still”.