Servias Ministries Blog

Deuteronomy 28:1  “Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the LORD your God will set you high above all nations of the earth.

What a straightforward request!  To hear implies hearing and responding with action.  Jesus confirmed this when He said:

John 5:30 I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.

Judgment can only be righteous if it is submitted to the Heavenly Court for a verdict.  Why?  The pure Truth resides with Our Heavenly Father and HE knows the intents of men’s hearts.  No one else does.  We are told over and over to obey the voice of the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, although most people do not have a clue of how to hear HIM.  Hearing is a real issue.  Men are heading in the opposite direction, away from the Throne of GOD.  Repent means to turn away from your current path.  I would suggest a 180 degree turn would be appropriate.  The Bible continues to be accurate in its Laws, Precepts, Values, etc.  If nothing else, you can “hear” Our Heavenly Father by reading the words of Jesus.  HE fulfilled the Will and Character of Our Heavenly Father.  If you are having a difficult time, quit taking in all of the world’s noise.  The world would fill you up with meaningless information and opinions that don’t amount to anything of value.  Turn off the radio, the talk shows, and other “time burners” in order to clear your mind and ears so that when HE speaks, you can hear.

When you hear from HIM, observe carefully to do HIS commandments.  Our Heavenly Father’s Divine Intent is the source of all the universe, and this universe is operating properly, without issue.  On the other hand, mankind is in a mess.  Wars, scarcity, hatred, insecurity, and division are all indications that men are listening to their own ego rather than the voice of Our Heavenly Father.  We are to keep HIS Words before our consciousness, not forgetting the revelations HE has bestowed on each of us.  We must not let men convince us of alternative paths, tickling our ears.  We must not look to signs as our primary guidance but only has confirmations of HIS Word to us.  We must keep Love in the center of our walk.  Jesus said the whole Law is fulfilled by Love thus in order to be set “high above all nations of the earth”, Love must be our primary motivation.  Otherwise, we will be swept into judgment associated with alternative thinking.

As we hear, keep, watch, and guard, we mature as sons and daughters.  As we submit to the Truth and stand on it, we will be given greater responsibility and authority.  There is so much disinformation out there, how can you expect to build a solid foundation of knowledge?  How can you apply your skills to situations where lies are being spread like wildfire?  Who can know the intent of men who promote their agenda?  What path are they trying to take us down?  What is the solution?  Focusing on the one reliable source of the Truth.  Until then, it is better to do nothing than to do something that will have to be reversed later.

Are you part of the problem?  Are you trying to fulfill your ego’s agenda by manipulating others by your words and your actions?  If so, stop it.  Repent.  Go to your brother and ask for forgiveness.  Your ego would have you justify your selfish motives of insecurity in an attempt to exalt yourself above others.  Instead, you should learn to serve.  That is best accomplished by first hearing Our Heavenly Father’s voice and responding with action.  You will then be a blessing to others and minister life instead of promoting death and destruction.  Our Heavenly Father supports life!

You have choices.  It is your right and freedom to ask before selecting a choice.  However, Our Heavenly Father will provide HIS Wisdom from Above if you want it.  What is your track record of success in your choices?  Some have miserably failed.  Others appear to be lucky.  Yet others make just enough right choices to offset the bad.  How many bad choices did Jesus make?  I would say “zero”, yet He was subject to circumstances just like we are.  How was He able to make the right choices?  By seeking the Wisdom from Above.

There are many attributes of Wisdom.  In Kemper’s book “Raising the Remnant” (www.unity153.net) , he provides excellent revelation on wisdom and many of its attributes.  Wisdom is the foundation, understanding makes up the walls.  What is the “end game” of his book?  It is to reveal, prepare, and instruct us to ultimately walk in Love, access Divine Intent, and be fruitful.  This is what Servias Ministries’ goal is as well.  The economic blogs on this website are written to reveal, prepare, instruct and protect us as we pursue the fullness of being mature sons and daughters of Our Heavenly  Father.

The prodigal son was given the choice of remaining with his Father or to go out and do his own thing.  He left the love of his Father and ended up with the pigs.  After he came to the end of himself, returned to the love of his Father.  He finally realized his mistake in the choice he made.  The revelation did not occur until he had spiraled down to the point he was eating with the swine.  Let’s look at the spiral:

1. He wanted to leave the instruction and service to his Father. (The older brother stated that he have been serving the Father for many years)

2. He asked for his inheritance to take with him.

3. He gathered together all his belongings, not expecting to return… ever.

4. He journeyed to a far country, a great distance from his Father: His ways, laws, values, blessings, fruitfulness, instruction, etc.

5. He was profligate in his spending. (carelessly and foolishly wasting money, materials, etc. : very wasteful)

6. He lost everything

7. A severe famine occurred in the land (of course)

8. He began to be in want (desperate)

9. He joined himself to a foreign citizen who put him to work feeding swine (unclean animals)

10. He was now willing to eat the pods he was feeding the swine.

When could he have returned to his Father?  At any time.  Why didn’t he return when he lost everything in #6?  Was his ego or misperception of his Father keeping him from returning?  Our egos have a subtle way of preventing us from seeking Wisdom from Above.  Our ego would blind us from such a simple act.  Let’s face it, our earthly wisdom is a poor substitute for the wisdom from Our Father.

It seems that the United States is following the same path as the prodigal son.  It would appear that we are at #5 as a nation.  That does not mean that every inhabitant must endure the same level of pain as those who are under judgment.  After all, the Father and the older brother were not hurting.

As this nation continues its profligate spending, it is determined to suffer a famine.  Those of us who are residing in the country need not be unprepared.  However, we must seek Wisdom from Above.  It is there for the asking:

James 1:5 NKJV – 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.

This is what you should expect when you ask:

James 3:17  But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.

There is no need to stay in the mud with the swine.

How well do you represent Our Heavenly Father?  How often do you misrepresent HIM?  Who do you know that fully represents Our Heavenly Father?  Thus far, only Jesus Christ has successfully represented the fullness of the Character of Our Heavenly Father.  The rest of us are at best a distant second… barely in view.  What is missing?  It isn’t knowledge.  We have access to more “knowledge” than any time in history.  I would submit that it is the fullness of the expression of Love.  And after Love, it is wisdom- being teachable and correctible.

A beloved sister of mine told me a story of how Our Heavenly Father challenged her “belief system”.  She and her beloved husband avoided being in debt.  It was not Our Heavenly Father’s best to take on debt.  However, they recently had the opportunity to buy a property that required going into debt.  They knew they were to buy the property but it would require taking out a loan.  They were not young in the world’s eyes and it seemed unusual to take out debt at this stage of life.  At any rate, she asked for a confirmation.  At the last minute, Our Heavenly Father spoke a word to her “Prove Me”.  Okay, two words.  When she further inquired for an example in Scripture, HE said “Look at Abraham.”

Isaiah 51:1 “Listen to Me, you who follow after righteousness,

​​You who seek the LORD:

​​Look to the rock from which you were hewn,

​​And to the hole of the pit from which you were dug.

2 ​​Look to Abraham your father,

​​And to Sarah who bore you;

​​For I called him alone,

​​And blessed him and increased him.”

​3 ​​For the LORD will comfort Zion,

​​He will comfort all her waste places;

​​He will make her wilderness like Eden,

​​And her desert like the garden of the LORD;

​​Joy and gladness will be found in it,

​​Thanksgiving and the voice of melody.

​Abraham did not believe in human sacrifice.  After all, Our Heavenly Father established the Covenant with Abraham using animal sacrifice in Genesis 15.  It was now time to test Abraham’s “belief system”:

Genesis 22:1 Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!”

And he said, “Here I am.”

2 Then He said, “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.”

Oops!  A human sacrifice?  Did Our Heavenly Father draw Abraham out of his comfort zone?  Was Abraham willing to step out of his current beliefs and obey the Voice of Our Heavenly Father?  We know the rest of the story.  The Son of Promise survived the trip to the top of the mountain.  Our Heavenly Father’s testing of Abraham exposed the commitment to the Covenant.  Abraham passed the test and this test was a type and shadow of Our Heavenly Father’s willingness to put HIS Son on the altar.

When Our Heavenly Father challenges your belief system, know that HIS Divine Intent is at work.  Trust that HE knows what needs to be done in order that you may ascend to a higher level of maturity.  You must place on the altar whatever HE commands of you.  As you do, your level of misrepresentation will decrease.  At some point, people will see Christ in you and your belief system will be modified to HIS Divine Intent.