Servias Ministries Blog

We must contend for the faith delivered to us by the Apostles as confirmations of the Truths, power, and authority given to us by Jesus Christ!

Endurance is the ability to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity.

Jude wrote by The Holy Spirit in chapter 1:

3 Dearly loved friend, I was fully intending to write to you about our amazing salvation we all participate in, but felt the need instead to challenge you to vigorously defend and contend for the beliefs that we cherish.  For God, through the apostles, has once for all entrusted these Truths to His Holy believers.

Salvation, the baptism of The Holy Spirit, the gifts of The Holy Spirit, and the healing power meant to flow through mature believers, are just to name a few of the manifestations of Truth expressed by Jesus and confirmed by the Apostles.

We must stir up the gifts deposited in us and walk in Love and faith so that those gifts will become operational on a daily basis.

The word “sozo” means: to save, keep safe and sound, to rescue from danger or destruction; one (from injury or peril); to save a suffering one (from perishing), i.e. one suffering from disease, to make well, heal, restore to health; to preserve one who is in danger of destruction, to save or rescue.  This word is used 100 times in the New Testament and deserves our attention.  The following are just three examples of what Jesus did for us:

Matthew 1:21 And she will have a son, and you are to name Him Jesus, for He will save (sozo) His people from their sins.”

Matthew 8:25 The disciples went and woke Him up, shouting, “Lord, save (sozo) us! We’re going to drown!”

Matthew 9:21 for she thought, “If I can just touch his robe, I will be healed (sozo).”

Salvation, deliverance, and healing are all aspects of what Jesus went to the cross for.  No aspect of our intended walk was left out when Jesus gave His life for us.  Why only accept the partial when you can have the whole!

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 10:

12So then faith eliminates the distinction between Jew and non-Jew, for he is the same Lord for all people. And he has enough treasures to lavish generously upon all who call on him. 13And it’s true:

“Everyone who calls on the Lord’s name

will experience new life (will be saved: sozo).”

Sozo embraces the reality of a new life and by faith we are to walk in it.  Yes, our faith must be tested and grow so that all which is deposited in us will rise to the surface and produce good fruit, some 30, some 60, some 100 fold.

Many people are struggling today.  We need to walk in the power and authority of GOD so that people can be healed, saved, and delivered.  This is what brings forth The Kingdom to earth.  There is miracle, saving, delivering power in The Blood of Christ and we need to walk in the fullness of that power and authority!

The testing and growing endurance of our faith will lead us to perfection.

Endurance is the ability to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity.

James wrote by The Holy Spirit in chapter 1:

2 My fellow believers, when it seems as though you are facing nothing but difficulties, see it as an invaluable opportunity to experience the greatest joy that you can! 3For you know that when your faith is tested it stirs up in you the power of endurance. 4And then as your endurance grows even stronger, it will release perfection into every part of your being until there is nothing missing and nothing lacking.

Wisdom from Above is tied to our maturing faith as James further writes with “and” to connect faith and Wisdom.

5 And if anyone longs to be wise, ask God for Wisdom and He will give it! He won’t see your lack of wisdom as an opportunity to scold you over your failures but He will overwhelm your failures with His generous grace.  6 Just make sure you ask empowered by confident faith without doubting that you will receive. For the ambivalent person believes one minute and doubts the next. Being undecided makes you become like the rough seas driven and tossed by the wind. You’re up one minute and tossed down the next. 7-8 When you are half-hearted and wavering it leaves you unstable.  Can you really expect to receive anything from the Lord when you’re in that condition?

We cannot be double-minded which is the essence of instability.  This is akin to being lukewarm rather than hot or cold.  Many believers fall into this category when their faith is being tested.  Stress causes our true character to be revealed.  The recent xxxdemic is a perfect example of testing our faith in the healing power of FATHER versus a minimally tested jab in the arm.  Who is your source for healing and employment?  This may offend some but the church was found lacking over the last two years and cowered down to those who have mandated submission to their narrative.

9 The believer who is poor still has reasons to boast, for he has been placed on high. 10 But those who are rich should boast in how God has brought them low and humbled them, for all their earthly glory will one day fade away like a wildflower in the meadow. 11 For as the scorching heat of the sun causes the petals of the wildflower to fall off and lose its appearance of beauty, so the rich in the midst of their pursuit of wealth will wither away.

12 If your faith remains strong, even while surrounded by life’s difficulties, you will continue to experience the untold blessings of God! True happiness comes as you pass the test with faith, and receive the victorious crown of life promised to every Lover of God!

We are to walk by faith not by political narratives.  What value is faith if it is never tested?  What is the true value of gold if it has not gone through the fire?  This is what endurance is all about.

13 When you are tempted don’t ever say, “God is tempting me,” for God is incapable of being tempted by evil and He is never the source of temptation. 14 Instead it is each person’s own desires and thoughts that drag them into evil and lure them away into darkness. 15 Evil desires give birth to evil actions. And when sin is fully mature it can murder you! 16 So my friends, don’t be fooled by your own desires!

It is not FATHER’S Will for any of us to be sick and/or afflicted.  Had the churches been feeding their congregations meat rather than milk, the last two years would have had a totally different outcome.

17 Every gift God freely gives us is good and perfect, streaming down from the Father of lights, Who shines from the heavens with no hidden shadow or darkness  and is never subject to change. 18 God was delighted to give us birth by the Truth of His infallible Word so that we would fulfill His chosen destiny for us and become the favorite ones out of all His creation!

Each of us has a destiny chosen by FATHER and written in books residing in Heaven.  It is up to us to find out what are in those books.  The Holy Spirit will reveal the contents as we are able to handle each page.  As we mature in faith and Love, more will be revealed.  You and I are the only limitations to the fulfillment of our respective books.  Let us endure the tests and trials so that our faith grows strong.  The finish line to the race is within our grasps.  Our lights will shine for all to see and be drawn to as they try to deal with the times ahead.

We continue our long-term support in financially assisting kids in need. Thank you for your support and know that FATHER is doing the accounting for our cheerful giving. It is all about Love!

The following are some of the testimonies of our assistance:

“Fourth Grade does a Science Expo every year for parents and the student body to visit. My student would not have participated due to lack of parent involvement. Because of generous donations, I was able to purchase the materials he needed to complete his science experiment as well as poster board and construction paper for him to create his presentation. THANK YOU!!!!””

The school was hosting “Bunny Pics” for students to pay $4 to take pictures with a bunny. A Villager asked her 5th grade student if he wanted to do it and said she would buy the pictures for him. He responded and said, “You would really do that for me? I wanted to do it, but my mom said we couldn’t afford it. I’ve ALWAYS wanted to hold a real-live bunny!””His class was asked to bring 30 small items to put in each of his classmates’ stockings at Christmas time. The idea was that each student would go home with 30 small gifts. I found out what he wanted to give his friends and purchased them for him. He was able to put his name on all of them and pass them out in class”

“There was a student that was repeatedly in the office for behavior problems, mostly fighting with other kids. Any time he was in the office, he would say, “No one here cares about me. No one likes me.” After the principal knew that he had built a relationship with his Villager, the next time he was in the office and started in, the principal was able to say, “That’s not true. What about Mrs. XXXX?” And the student said, “Oh yeah….she loves me. But she’s the only one!” But his attitude changed and he was less defensive. That’s our goal…no student will ever be able to say “No One” here cares about me.”

“Wasn’t my kiddo but, another student that was impacted by his villager. His villager had taken a basket of fun things and snacks to his house the day before Spring Break. When he was in my class, he told me that was the best part of his Spring Break and that he had so much fun!”

“My staff co-worker and I actually have twins that we are “villaging” with. Before Spring Break, we gave them a gift bag of snacks and crafts. We were happy that they would have some creative activities to fill their time over Spring Break. In addition, post Spring Break, students are often asked to write about what they did over break. Our hope is that our activity bag gave our kiddos something to write about.”

We need to cease limiting GOD!

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Psalms chapter 78:

41Again and again they limited God, preventing Him from blessing them.

Continually they turned back from Him and provoked the Holy One of Israel!

42They forgot HIS great Love, how HE took them by HIS Hand,

and with redemption’s kiss HE delivered them from their enemies.

43They disregarded all the epic signs and marvels they saw

when they escaped from Egypt’s bondage.

They forgot the judgment of the plagues that set them free.

FATHER established laws and put them in place to govern us here on earth.  HE will not break HIS own laws and neither should we.  There are both natural laws and spirituals laws alike.  We rely on gravity to work without exception.  The higher law of thrust and lift allow birds to fly and temporarily supersede gravity but only for a period of time.

There are laws tied to the words we speak.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 10:

9And what is God’s “living message”? It is the revelation of faith for salvation, which is the message that we preach. For if you publicly declare with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will experience salvation. 10The heart that believes in him receives the gift of the righteousness of God—and then the mouth confesses, resulting in salvation.

Just thinking about salvation does not bring it forth.

Jesus spoke in Mark chapter 11:

22Jesus replied, “Let the faith of God be in you!  23Listen to the Truth I speak to you: Whoever says to this mountain with great faith and does not doubt,  ‘Mountain, be lifted up and thrown into the midst of the sea,’  and believes that what he says will happen, it will be done. 24This is the reason I urge you to boldly believe for whatever you ask for in prayer—be convinced that you have received it and it will be yours.

Quit speaking words you don’t mean.  Clean up your words for they contain power.

Jesus also spoke in Matthew chapter 12:

35“When virtue is stored within, the hearts of good, upright people will produce good fruit. But when evil is hidden within, those who are evil will produce evil fruit. 36You can be sure of this: when the day of judgment comes, everyone will be held accountable for every careless word he has spoken.  37Your very words will be used as evidence, and your words will declare you either innocent or guilty.”

We limit Our Heavenly Father by the words we speak so it is better to remain silent than to speak words which compromise The Word of GOD.  We are to speak Words of Love, faith, and hope.  It is becoming increasingly important as we move toward the tumultuous times ahead that those in need see the light radiating from those who have been empowered and given authority by FATHER.  This is what The Holy Spirit has been preparing us for so let us not grow weary in doing good.

James wrote by The Holy Spirit in his epistle chapter 3:

1My dear brothers and sisters, don’t be so eager to become a teacher in the church since you know that we who teach are held to a higher standard of judgment.

2We all fail in many areas, but especially with our words. Yet if we’re able to bridle the words we say we are powerful enough to control ourselves in every way, and that means our character is mature and fully developed.

3Horses have bits and bridles in their mouths so that we can control and guide their large body. 4And the same with mighty ships, though they are massive and driven by fierce winds, yet they are steered by a tiny rudder at the direction of the person at the helm.

5And so the tongue is a small part of the body yet it carries great power!  Just think of how a small flame can set a huge forest ablaze. 6And the tongue is a fire! It can be compared to the sum total of wickedness and is the most dangerous part of our human body. It corrupts the entire body and is a hellish flame!  It releases a fire that can burn throughout the course of human existence.

7For every wild animal on earth including birds, creeping reptiles, and creatures of the sea and land  have all been overpowered and tamed by humans, 8but the tongue is not able to be tamed. It’s a fickle, unrestrained evil that spews out words full of toxic poison!

9We use our tongue to praise God our Father and then turn around and curse a person who was made in his very image!  10 Out of the same mouth we pour out words of praise one minute and curses the next. My brothers and sisters, this should never be!

11-12Would you look for olives hanging on a fig tree or go to pick figs from a grapevine? Is it possible that fresh and bitter water can flow out of the same spring? So neither can a bitter spring produce fresh water.

We need to quit limiting GOD with our words!

We need to operate in the full demonstration of FATHER’S power and authority else we are not deemed “essential” in these times!

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews chapter 2:

1 This is why it is so crucial that we be all the more engaged and attentive to the Truths that we have heard so that we do not drift off course.

2 For if the message of the law spoken and confirmed by angels brought a just penalty to every disobedient violation; 3 then how would we expect to escape punishment if we despise the very Truths that give us life? 

The Lord Himself was the first to announce these things, and those who heard Him firsthand confirmed their accuracy.

4 Then God added HIS witness to theirs. HE validated their ministry with signs, astonishing wonders, all kinds of powerful miracles,  and by the gifts of the Holy Spirit,  which HE distributed as he desired.

Do you comprehend the issue at hand?  Without FATHER’S confirmation, what is the point of attempting to minister our way of life to others?  They just see the church as nonessential, another denomination without power and authority.  Over the last two years, the church was deemed nonessential.

Jesus commanded the disciples in Luke chapter 9:

1Jesus summoned together his twelve apostles and imparted to them authority over every demon and the power to heal every disease. 2Then he commissioned them to proclaim God’s kingdom and to heal the sick to demonstrate that the kingdom had arrived.

Jesus also spoke in Mark chapter 16:

15 And He said to them, “As you go into all the world, preach openly the wonderful news of the Gospel to the entire human race!

16 Whoever believes the good news and is baptized will be saved, and whoever does not believe the good news will be condemned. 17And these miracle signs will accompany those who believe: They will drive out demons in the power of My Name. They will speak in tongues. 18They will be supernaturally protected from snakes and from drinking anything poisonous.  And they will lay hands on the sick and heal them.”

19After saying these things, Jesus was lifted up into heaven and sat down at the place of honor at the right hand of God!

You and I should expect to become essential in our walk, now not later.  Ask FATHER what needs to change in order for us to walk in that power and authority. 

Ask and you will be given, seek and you will find.  It is time for us to address the final changes which need to take place in our lives so that we can do those works Jesus spoke of concerning our commission!

We really need to fully accept FATHER’S Word as being totally true, accurate, and empowering… then walk in It.  As we mature, we will become confident of FATHER’S Love for us and realize Its unconditional nature.

GOD is Love!  Knowing this reality, contemplate the following chapter.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Corinthians chapter 13:

1 If I were to speak with eloquence in earth’s many languages, and in the Heavenly tongues of angels, yet I didn’t express myself with GOD’S Character (Love),  my words would be reduced to the hollow sound of nothing more than a clanging cymbal.

2 And if I were to have the gift of prophecy  with a profound understanding of God’s hidden secrets, and if I possessed unending supernatural knowledge, and if I had the greatest gift of faith that could move mountains,  but have never learned to  walk by The Holy Spirit (Love), then I am nothing.

3 And if I were to be so generous as to give away everything I owned to feed the poor, and to offer my body to be burned as a martyr, without the pure motive of My Heavenly Father (Love), I would gain nothing of value.

4 GOD (Love) is large and incredibly patient.  GOD (Love) is gentle and consistently kind to all. A mature Son (Love) refuses to be jealous when blessing comes to someone else. A mature Son (Love) does not brag about his achievements nor inflate his own importance.

5 GOD (Love) does not traffic in shame and disrespect, nor selfishly seek its own honor. GOD (Love) is not easily irritated or quick to take offense. 

6 GOD (Love) joyfully celebrates honesty and finds no delight in what is wrong. 

7 GOD (Love) is a safe place of shelter, for HE never stops believing the best for others.  GOD (Love) never takes failure as defeat, for HE never gives up.

8 GOD (Love) never stops loving.  HE extends beyond the gift of prophecy, which eventually fades away.  HE is more enduring than tongues, which will one day fall silent. GOD (Love) remains long after words of knowledge are forgotten. 

9 Our present knowledge and our prophecies are but partial,

10 but when GOD’S (love’s) perfection arrives, the partial will fade away. 

11 When I was a child, I spoke about childish matters, for I saw things like a child and reasoned like a child. But the day came when I matured, and I set aside my childish ways.

12 For now we see but a faint reflection of riddles and mysteries as though reflected in a mirror, but one day we will see face-to-face.  My understanding is incomplete now, but one day I will understand everything, just as everything about me has been fully understood.

13 Until then, there are three things that remain: faith, hope, and GOD (Love)—yet GOD (Love) surpasses them all. So above all else, let GOD (Love) be the beautiful prize for which you run.

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 7:

7“Ask, and the gift is yours. Seek, and you’ll discover. Knock, and the door will be opened for you. 8 For every persistent one will get what he asks for. Every persistent seeker will discover what he longs for. And everyone who knocks persistently will one day find an open door. “

The above passage expects fulfillment in all three aspects: ask or demand, seek with the expectation of finding, and knock with the expectation of the door opening,  Be assured, GOD Who is Love will respond.