Servias Ministries Blog

We are given the opportunity to fully embrace The Words of Jesus!

When you possess THE SPIRIT, you have the means to reach to the highest level, the Holiest position, that is possible for human nature to reach by Divine power.  Do you have any idea of how important this Truth is?

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Galatians chapter 2:

20 I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the Life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, Who Loved me and gave Himself for me.

In other Words, my old identity has been co-crucified with Christ and no longer lives. And now the essence of this new Life is no longer mine, for the Anointed One lives His Life through me—we live in union as one! My new Life is empowered by the faith of the Son of God Who Loves me so much that He gave himself for me, dispensing His Life into mine!

You and I have the choice of how much we co-labor with Christ.  Are we satisfied with the minimum relationship, or do we want to walk in the maximum relationship?  As for me, I want to walk in the closest relationship possible!

I believer FATHER wants to make this ideal of humility real to us where we so recognize human helplessness and human insufficiency that we shall rest no more on human plans, human devices, and human energy.  Instead, we will continually look to FATHER for HIS Thought, for HIS Voice, for HIS power, for HIS all sufficiency in all things.

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 11:

25 Then Jesus exclaimed, “Father, thank You, for You are Lord, the Supreme Ruler over Heaven and earth! And You have hidden the great revelation of Your authority from those who are proud and think they are wise and unveiled it instead to little children.

26 Yes, Father, You’ve chosen this gracious plan to extend Your Kingdom.

27 You have entrusted Me with all that You are and all that You have. No one fully and intimately knows the Son except the Father. And no one fully and intimately knows the Father except the Son. But the Son is able to unveil the Father to anyone He chooses.

28 “Are you weary, carrying a heavy burden? Come to me. I will refresh your life, for I am your oasis.

29 Simply join your life with Mine. Learn My Ways and you’ll discover that I’m gentle, humble, easy to please. You will find refreshment and rest in Me.

30 For all that I require of you will be pleasant and easy to bear.”

You and I have been given the invitation and opportunity to walk fully in HIS Ways!  We must decide Who and what we trust in?

Jesus spoke in Mark chapter 10:

17 As Jesus started on his way, a man came running up to Him. Kneeling down in front of Him, he cried out, “Good Teacher, what one thing am I required to do to gain Eternal Life?”

18 Jesus responded, “Why do you call Me good? Only God is truly good.

19 You already know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give a false testimony, do not cheat, and honor your father and mother.’ ”

20 The man said to Jesus, “Teacher, I have carefully obeyed these laws since my youth.”

21 Jesus fixed his gaze upon the man, with tender Love, and said to him, “Yet there is still one thing in you lacking. Go, sell all that you have and give the money to the poor. Then all of your treasure will be in Heaven. After you’ve done this, come back and walk with Me.”

22 Completely shocked by Jesus’ answer, he turned and walked away very sad, for he was extremely rich.

23 Jesus looked at the faces of his disciples and said, “How hard it is for the wealthy to enter into God’s Kingdom realm.”

24 The disciples were startled when they heard this. But Jesus again said to them, “Children, it is next to impossible for those who trust in their riches to find their way into God’s Kingdom.

25 It is easier to stuff a rope through the eye of a needle than for a wealthy person to enter into God’s Kingdom.”

The essence of the question is: “Do you trust in the temporary or the Eternal?”

As usual, Peter spoke out:

28 Then Peter spoke up and said, “Can’t you see that we’ve left everything we had to cling to you?”

29 “Listen to My Words,” Jesus said. “Anyone who leaves his home behind and chooses Me over children, parents, family, and possessions, all for the sake of the Gospel,

30 it will come back to him a hundred times as much in this lifetime—homes, family, mothers, brothers, sisters, children, possessions—along with persecutions. And in the age to come, he will inherit Eternal life.

31 But many who are considered to be the most important now will be the least important then. And many who are viewed as the least important now will be considered the most important then.”

Do you really believe the Words of Jesus and are willing to be fully bound by THE SPIRIT?

Whose agenda are you focused on?

As I wrote yesterday, there are two sides to the baptism of The Holy Spirit.  The first is that you possess The Holy Spirit.  The second is that The Holy Spirit possesses you.  There are lukewarm believers who have their own agenda and there are flames of fire who follow the agenda of The Holy Spirit and that agenda comes directly from the Throne Room of GOD.

When you possess THE SPIRIT, you have the means to reach to the highest level, the Holiest position, that is possible for human nature to reach by Divine power.  Do you have any idea of how important this Truth is?

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 13:

44 “Heaven’s Kingdom realm can be illustrated like this: “A person discovered that there was hidden treasure in a field. Upon finding it, he hid it again. Because of uncovering such treasure, he was overjoyed and sold all that he possessed to buy the entire field just so he could have the treasure.

45 “Heaven’s Kingdom realm is also like a jewel merchant in search of rare pearls. 46 When he discovered one very precious and exquisite pearl, he immediately gave up all he had in exchange for it.”

Jesus illustrated the extreme value of operating in the Kingdom of Heaven.  What would give up to acquire the pearl of great price?

The Beloved disciple recorded by The Holy Spirit in Revelation chapter 21:

21 The twelve gates were twelve pearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. And the street of the City was pure gold, like transparent glass.

The pearl is associated with entering through the gate into The Kingdom in Heaven.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Colossians chapter 2:

9 For Jesus is the complete fullness of Deity living in human form.

10 And our own completeness is now found in Him. We are completely filled with God as Christ’s fullness overflows within us. He is the Head of every kingdom and authority in the universe!

Jesus is our Perfect Example of how to live on earth, without exception.  Our spirit man has Christ’s fullness overflowing within us.  That Truth is being openly revealed at this time so that we can and should embrace this reality.

11 Through our union with Him we have experienced circumcision of heart. All of the guilt and power of sin has been cut away and is now extinct because of what Christ, the Anointed One, has accomplished for us.

12 For we’ve been buried with Him into his death. Our “baptism into death” also means we were raised with Him when we believed in God’s resurrection power, the power that raised Him from death’s realm.

13 This “realm of death” describes our former state, for we were held in sin’s grasp. But now, we’ve been resurrected out of that “realm of death” never to return, for we are forever alive and forgiven of all our sins!

14 Jesus canceled out every legal violation we had on our record and the old arrest warrant that stood to indict us. He erased it all—our sins, our stained soul—He deleted it all and they cannot be retrieved! Everything we once were in Adam has been placed onto his cross and nailed permanently there as a public display of cancellation.

We are meant to proclaim the cancellation of all legal violations in the Heavenly Courtroom specifically by The Blood of Jesus!  You are no longer a sinner saved by grace.  Instead, you are a new creation where the adversary (aka, the accuser of the brethren) has no right to enslave you any longer.

As our focus shifts from the temporary to the Eternal, our priorities will align with Heaven.

What is your relationship with The Holy Spirit?

There are two sides to the baptism of The Holy Spirit.  The first is that you possess The Holy Spirit.  The second is that The Holy Spirit possesses you.  There are lukewarm believers and there are flames of fire.

When you possess THE SPIRIT, you have power available to you.  When THE SPIRIT possesses you, there is no limit to the possibilities of your life because you have GOD behind it, in the midst of it, and flowing through it!

When humanity is filled with Divine power, when humanity yields completely and allows itself to be possessed by The Holy Spirit, there is no such thing as failure.  Jesus did nothing apart from The Holy Spirit in His earthly ministry.  He never failed!  He walked in full power and authority of THE FATHER.

Consider Paul.  As Saul, he was the most noted enemy of Christ and the believers.  Once he had his encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus, everything changed.

Paul later wrote by The Holy Spirit in Galatians chapter 2:

20 I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, Who Loved me and gave Himself for me.

In other Words, my old identity has been co-crucified with Christ and no longer lives. And now the essence of this new life is no longer mine, for the Anointed One lives His Life through me—we live in union as one! My new life is empowered by the faith of the Son of God Who Loves me so much that He gave Himself for me, dispensing His Life into mine!

Paul was not just baptized in THE SPIRIT; he was possessed by THE SPIRIT.

Luke records by The Holy Spirit in Acts chapter 9:

10 Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias; and to him the Lord said in a vision, “Ananias.” And he said, “Here I am, Lord.”

11 So the Lord said to him, “Arise and go to the street called Straight, and inquire at the house of Judas for one called Saul of Tarsus, for behold, he is praying.

12 And in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and putting his hand on him, so that he might receive his sight.”

13 Then Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.

14 And here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on Your Name.”

15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen vessel of Mine to bear My Name before Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel.

16 For I will show him how many things he must suffer (persecution) for My Name’s sake.”

What blessings can you expect when you are persecuted for righteousness’ sake? 

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 5:

10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, For theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

It was worth it to Paul; is it worth it to you?  We have an enemy on this earth who would like to intimidate us into silence and passivity.  The devil and his evil spirits have one mission, to keep us from spreading the Kingdom of GOD on the earth.

Most Christians want the power without the price.  They want the anointing without the yielding.  They want to possess THE SPIRIT without being possessed by THE SPIRIT. 

Luke recorded by The Holy Spirit in Acts chapter 20:

7 Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight. [8] There were many lamps in the upper room where they were gathered together.

9 And in a window sat a certain young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep. He was overcome by sleep; and as Paul continued speaking, he fell down from the third story and was taken up dead.

10 But Paul went down, fell on him, and embracing him said, “Do not trouble yourselves, for his life is in him.”

11 Now when he had come up, had broken bread and eaten, and talked a long while, even till daybreak, he departed.

12 Filled with enormous joy, they took the boy home alive and everyone was encouraged.

How many services have you attended that lasted all night until daybreak?  The Holy Spirit determined that it was necessary for the disciples at Troas to receive such an important message.  What does this tell you about the state of the current church services?  How many messages last more than 30 minutes?

What would happen today if someone died during a church service?  With few exceptions, the service would be over.  It didn’t stop Paul from finishing the message needed at Troas.

The name Eutychus means “fortunate”.  Yes, he was fortunate that Paul was there to raise him from the dead.  Afterward, Paul continued his message.

Who would you want to pray for you, one who possesses The Holy Spirit, or one who is possessed by The Holy Spirit?

Jesus is our Perfect Example of ministry today!

When Jesus began His earthly ministry, what struck people the most was His way of dealing with evil spirits.  This was one miracle of Jesus which had never previously been recorded in the Old Testament. 

His other miracles, healing, provision of food, control of nature, had already been recorded in the Old Testament.  But there is no Old Testament record of driving out evil spirits.  The people who witnessed it were immediately gripped by it and became excited about it.

Mark recorded by The Holy Spirit in Mark chapter 1:

23 Now there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit. And he (the spirit, not the man) cried out,

24 saying, “Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know Who You are-the Holy One of God!”

25 But Jesus rebuked him (the spirit), saying, “Be quiet (muzzled), and come out of him!”

26 And when the unclean spirit had convulsed him and cried out with a loud voice, he came out of him.

27 Then they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? What new doctrine is this? For with authority He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him.”

28 And immediately His fame spread throughout all the region around Galilee.

The first miracle of Jesus’ ministry recorded in Mark was the expulsion of the unclean spirit from the demonized man.  It took the disciples more than a year to begin to realize Who He really was.  The unclean spirit knew immediately and feared Him.  Notice the combination of “we” and “I’ which is very typical and characteristic of demons.

There are three phrases used interchangeably: demons, evil spirits, and unclean spirits.  There are specific types of spirits such as the spirit of infirmity or a spirit of fear.

There were very dramatic and physical manifestations: the man’s body shook violently in spasms, and the demon hurled him to the floor and shrieked in a loud voice.  It was not the kind of behavior that was normal in the synagogue.  How many people in church services today could process this event without fear?  Instead of delivering the man, most churches would have ushered the man out of the church; but Jesus put the demon out of the man and left the man in the synagogue. 

If you begin to get manifestations of evil spirits and deal with them as Jesus did, your reputation will go all around immediately.  Jesus did not deal with the man; He dealt with the spirit in the man… another person in that man.

There is no indication that the man had behaved but normally before.  Before confronting Jesus, no one had a clue that the man was being demonized.  It was the Presence of Jesus with the anointing of The Holy Spirit upon Him, that brought out the unseen presence of the demon in the man.

As I recently wrote, this same event was recorded in Luke chapter 4.

Back to Mark, chapter 1, we read a further development in His ministry:

32 At evening, when the sun had set, they brought to Him all who were sick and those who were demonized.

33 And the whole city was gathered together at the door.

34 Then He healed many who were sick with various diseases, and expelled many demons; and He did not allow the demons to speak, because they knew Him.

Note, a true Christian cannot be possessed by the devil, he is possessed by Jesus.  However, he can be demonized.  They can be afflicted and affected by demons; areas in their lives and character where they are not themselves fully in control.  They can be demonized but not possessed by satan.

Invariably, Jesus dealt with the sick and the demonized in one overall operation.  Does He expect us to do the same?

Jesus clearly states in Mark chapter 16:

15 And Jesus said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature.

16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.

17 And these signs will follow those who believe: In My Name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new Tongues;

18 they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

Interesting, Jesus mentions casting out demons before He mentions healing the sick!