Servias Ministries Blog

In the early 1980’s I became familiar with and studied the Greek word sozo.  It means: saved, healed, made whole and is found in the following (as well as many other verses):

Matthew 9:21  For she said to herself, “If only I may touch His garment, I shall be made well (sozo).”

John 10:9  I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved (sozo), and will go in and out and find pasture.

Being healed by FATHER takes no more faith or believing than receiving salvation from HIM yet man’s traditions, opinions, and unbelief have entered in and directed those who need healing in their body to have faith in the current healthcare system rather than Life-giving Words from FATHER. Is one more difficult than the other for FATHER to accomplish?

Jesus healed the sick and ministered salvation to all who would receive Him.  He was the Passover lamb and we take communion to remind us of not only His Blood but also His Body.  We take the sacraments in the order of bread first and then wine.  Why the bread first?  It represents His body which took on sickness and disease… by His stripes we are healed.  When we consume His body, we are to accept His health and healing power.  The Blood is meant to protect us from “death” but the body is meant for us to walk healthy just as the children of Israel were healthy as they left Egypt.

We must not separate healing from salvation just like we must not only take one of the sacraments for both are necessary to fully embrace what He did for us.

Isaiah 53:5  But He was wounded for our transgressions,
He was bruised for our iniquities;
The chastisement for our peace was upon Him,
And by His stripes we are healed.

People who are called to the higher calling of serving all of mankind need a break from time to time.  Jesus understood the challenge of constant demands by people in need.  In Mark chapter 6 we find Jesus encouraging a time of rest:

30 The apostles *gathered together with Jesus; and they reported to Him all that they had done and taught. 

31 And He *said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a secluded place and rest a while.” (For there were many people coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.) 

32 They went away in the boat to a secluded place by themselves.

Though it was not for an extended time, Jesus was sensitive to the needs of the brethren.  We too should be sensitive to the need of “recreating” when you have been under pressure.  FATHER designated the seventh day as a day of rest for physiological and psychological recovery.  We need to understand that FATHER knows best and you cannot continuously work, minister, study, or some other constant activity without a time of recovery.  Love provides for a break from the action, embrace and enjoy it.

In Luke chapter 4, Jesus made a bold statement:

Jesus quoted Isaiah 61:

Each of us must be vigilant to weigh the words spoken and written concerning the Spiritual realm.  This is precisely why I continue to urge people to hear FATHER themselves rather than relying on others to hear for them.  When you rely on others to hear, you become subject to their humanity and their weaknesses in certain areas which may include idols of the heart.  Ezekiel was shown the elders of Israel thought they could get away with sinning in the darkness out of view of others yet in chapter 8 we find:

7 So He brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, there was a hole in the wall. 

8 Then He said to me, “Son of man, dig into the wall”; and when I dug into the wall, there was a door.

9 And He said to me, “Go in, and see the wicked abominations which they are doing there.” 

10 So I went in and saw, and there—every sort of creeping thing, abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, portrayed all around on the walls. 

11 And there stood before them seventy men of the elders of the house of Israel, and in their midst stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan. Each man had a censer in his hand, and a thick cloud of incense went up. 

12 Then He said to me, “Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the room of his idols? For they say, ‘The LORD does not see us, the LORD has forsaken the land.’ ”

We must not be ignorant of the reality that FATHER is fully aware of everything we do, both good and bad.  If we fail to repent, the necessary judgment arrives at our doorstep.  This is for our good and because FATHER’S Love demands cleansing and purification for us to be able to enter into HIS Presence.  You can deceive others but FATHER is not deceived by what happens in the depths of your heart, mind, and body.

We must consider the fact that these were elders and should have known better.  People looked up to them and treated them with respect yet that did not stop them from sinning “in the dark”.  Does their sin keep the Word from performing its intended function?  FATHER watches over HIS Word as HE told Ezekiel in chapter 12:

25  “For I am the LORD. I speak, and the word which I speak will come to pass; it will no more be postponed; for in your days, O rebellious house, I will say the word and perform it,” says the Lord GOD.’ ”

This is precisely why evangelists such as Jimmy Swaggart could minister salvation and healing while at the same time conducting illicit activities.  His activities in the dark did not negate the salvation of those whose faith brought forth blessing in those meetings.  Otherwise, none of us would have received many blessings through vessels marked with imperfections.  We must not be fearful of being subjected to man’s opinions but simply be aware that unless the Word is specifically being stated, man’s interpretation or influence might affect its Divine Intent.  FATHER will help you separate the dross from the pure Word.

FATHER does not put sickness on people or HE would not have had Jesus heal all of those with sickness and disease.  Jesus dealt with the spirits of infirmities as well.  Mary Magdalene was one whom Jesus set free:

Luke 8:1 Now it came to pass, afterward, that He went through every city and village, preaching and bringing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with Him, 

2 and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities—Mary called Magdalene, out of whom had come seven demons,

Are there still evil spirits?  Certainly, but we have overcome them and all sickness and disease by His Blood.  We need to embrace the reality of what the Blood really means to us.  As joint heirs we are called to walk in the same manner as Jesus Christ and with the same boldness.  Consider the Love Jesus had for the woman with the spirit of infirmity for eighteen years in Luke 13:

10 Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. 

11 And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way raise herself up. 

12 But when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said to her, “Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity.” 

13 And He laid His hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.

Her healing is what glorifies FATHER, not walking a day longer with the spirit of infirmity.  Jesus manifested the Divine Intent of FATHER to set the captives free and we should take up the same mantle.  Do we dare make ourselves equal with Jesus?  No, He made us equal with Him as we accept the Truth of being joint heirs.  Peter had no problem in accepting the power and authority when he spoke “look on us” in Acts chapter 3:

1 Now Peter and John went up together to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. 

2 And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered the temple; 

3 who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked for alms. 

4 And fixing his eyes on him, with John, Peter said, “Look at us.” 

5 So he gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them. 

6 Then Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.” 

7 And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. 

8 So he, leaping up, stood and walked and entered the temple with them—walking, leaping, and praising God.

Let’s embrace HIS Love and accept HIS commission to be the solution to the world’s problem rather than simply accept the status quo of the world’s solutions which in fact treat only the symptoms of the problem, not the root.  The world needs to experience FATHER’S supernatural power and HE will use us as HIS vessels if we are fully aligned with HIM.

Paul wrote in Colossians chapter 1:

13 For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, 

14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

We are no longer subject to the domain of darkness yet many Believers still unknowingly live according to that realm.  IN HIM there is no darkness and we have been legally transferred into FATHER’S Kingdom but are still not living in the fullness of the rights and privileges of our citizenship.  Why?  We have accepted our physical senses as having the final word rather than looking up into the Spiritual realm where our citizenship resides.

Your passport affords you the rights associated with the country that issued it.  The Word is in a sense a passport of your Heavenly citizenship and in it are contained the rights afforded to you by FATHER.  Jesus died for our sins and sicknesses but we tend to omit the second promise of His death and resurrection.  Cancer is not omitted from the list of diseases dealt with by His Blood.  Dementia is also not excluded.  In Deuteronomy 28, FATHER described the list for those who persisted in their rebellion:

58 “If you are not careful to observe all the words of this law which are written in this book, to fear this honored and awesome name, fnthe LORD your God, 

59 then the LORD will bring(permit) extraordinary plagues on you and fnyour descendants, even fnsevere and lasting plagues, and miserable and chronic sicknesses. 

60 He will bring (permit) back on you all the diseases of Egypt of which you were afraid, and they will cling to you. 

61 Also every sickness and every plague which, not written in the book of this law, the LORD will bring (permit) on you until you are destroyed.

The list covers ALL sickness and ALL disease, there are no exclusions for nothing is truly incurable.  Let us embrace the reality that we have been rescued from the kingdom of darkness and let our testimony line up with our true citizenship.  Those in the other kingdom will not understand and may attempt to judge us according to their blindness but that should not deter us from expressing who we are in Christ.

We have been made alive in Christ as Paul shared in Ephesians chapter 2:

 6 and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 

7 so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 

8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and fnthat not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 

9 not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. 

10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.

We are commissioned to good works which FATHER prepared for us to walk in so let us embrace this Truth over any temporal opinion of the world.  When you have been rescued you are no longer subject to the previous situation you were in unless you attempt to return to that state.  Let us go forth and be a witness of FATHER to the rest of mankind so they too can and will be rescued.

Remember:

1 Corinthians 6:

19  Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? 

20 For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body.

Paul embraced the Great Commission and ministered healing in the same manner as Jesus even though he never saw Jesus heal in His earthly ministry.  Paul believed the Words of Jesus, so should we.  In Acts chapter 14:

8 And in Lystra a certain man without strength in his feet was sitting, a cripple from his mother’s womb, who had never walked.

9 This man heard Paul speaking. Paul, observing him intently and seeing that he had faith to be healed,

10 said with a loud voice, “Stand up straight on your feet!” And he leaped and walked.

The man heard Paul speaking the Word and the Word brought forth faith in him.  Can you imagine the reality of this man being crippled from birth hearing Paul speak of the power of the Word of Life being able to heal and restore?  This man had never walked in his life yet his faith became greater than the physical situation he found himself in.  His faith was energized by the Word Paul spoke and FATHER opened Paul’s eyes to see the faith of the man.  Paul observed the man intently!

Suddenly the man’s bones, muscles, tendons, and ligaments all responded to the command.  There is no way in the physical realm for this to naturally occur for his feet were surely shriveled up in a minimal fashion yet that did not impede the power of FATHER’S Love for the man to energize those cells in his body.  The natural must submit to the supernatural.

I am sharing these passages that your faith may be energized as well.  The world would have you believe that its pharmaceuticals are the only solution to your problem even though they only mask the symptoms and bring forth no permanent cure.  The world would have you believe that cancer is the “kiss of death” and you must follow their protocols of “cut, burn, and/or poison” to add a few years to your life.  It is time we trusted in FATHER rather than man and remove the unbelief instilled in us by the world.  HIS Word will purify us and remove the spot and blemish brought on by the world’s way.

Peter and John operated in the same power and anointing.  In Acts chapter 3:

1 Now Peter and John went up together to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour..

2 And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered the temple;

3 who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked for alms.

4 And fixing his eyes on him, with John, Peter said, “Look at us.”

5 So he gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.

6 Then Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.”

7 And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.

8 So he, leaping up, stood and walked and entered the temple with them—walking, leaping, and praising God.

9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God.

10 Then they knew that it was he who sat begging alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

If you don’t expect the supernatural, it will not come forth.  Let these passages minister to you to the point where you truly believe and trust in FATHER’S willingness and desire to heal all.  It takes faith on behalf of someone whether it be the recipient of the mature Son.  Let faith be in full operation as we go forth.

As is our custom and pleasure, we had coffee with our friends Kemper and Shari.  FATHER ultimately guided our discussion to an area that needed to be addressed among the brethren- knowing when to speak and when to remain silent.  FATHER awoke me early with the following passage:

Psalm 39:1 I said, “I will guard my ways,

​​Lest I sin with my tongue;

​​I will restrain my mouth with a muzzle,

​​While the wicked are before me.”

2 ​​I was mute with silence,

​​I held my peace even from good;

​​And my sorrow was stirred up.

Some of the mysteries be revealed to us by FATHER is not for us to share with everyone.  There are those who are called to the Holy of Holies, others to the Holy Place, and many others called to the Outer Court.  Then there are those who will inhabit the outer darkness, the farthest point from the Throne.  It is not our decision who ends up where but only FATHER’S.  HE will lead, guide, and speak to us when it is appropriate to share a revelation of a mystery given to us.  Our words become fewer as we ponder the path HE has put us on.

Isaiah 22:22 ​​The key of the house of David ​​I will lay on his shoulder;

​​So he shall open, and no one shall shut; ​​And he shall shut, and no one shall open.

A key allows you access or restricts you from entering in or out.  I believe the Key of David represents the revelation of Love but I am fully aware that it may also represent other aspects of the Kingdom.  “Unlocking” the character of FATHER and walking in that revelation places you in the supernatural realm and what you see and hear is not for everyone.  However this revelation is to allow you to serve in a much greater capacity than you would otherwise.  It is not to be used as a means to separate yourself as one of the “privileged” or “elite”.  You are to make yourself of no reputation for after all you are only a vessel to be used by FATHER.

Mary, the mother of Jesus, understood the need to hold her tongue.  In Luke 2:

18 And all those who heard it marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds.

19 But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart.

She heard the Truth of her son Jesus and knew the implication of revealing all that she had been told.  For His benefit, she kept quiet.

In the times ahead it will become increasingly important to watch your words and what you share as FATHER unlocks mysteries to the initiated.  The babes won’t understand the revelation, the immature will misuse and abuse it, but the mature will have ears to hear.  Jesus spoke in John chapter 12:

49 “For I have not spoken on My own authority; but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, what I should say and what I should speak.

50 And I know that His command is everlasting life. Therefore, whatever I speak, just as the Father has told Me, so I speak.”

We must be sensitive to whom and what FATHER wants spoken so we must be sensitive to FATHER opening and closing doors.  Don’t try to force the door in either direction.