Father's Painful Stand!

"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from the words of my groaning?" Psalm 22:1

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16

"If you love me, you will obey what I command, And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor (Comforter) to be with you forever...the Spirit of truth." John 14:15-17

"For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are, yet was without sin." Hebrews 4:15

"All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast...all whose names have not been written in the book of life belonging to the Lamb that was slain from the creation of the world." Revelation 13:8

While flowing through the week's patient load at the clinic, and preparing for an upcoming Miracle Rally in Missouri, reports continue to arrive from various parts of the nation. This one, out of a recent Arkansas crusade, moved me. There is a special spot in my heart for the Family there. What a privilege it is to serve His Beloved!

"The Catholic couple just loved you, Dr. Gervais! And tonight, the husband testified that he has not smoked a cigarette since you prayed for him. He is delivered! We can't wait for your return! God is so good. We really love you! Also, this precious man miraculously received a Gold tooth that he's really proud of!"
... Charlene Gates
El Shaddai Ministries
Eureka Springs, Arkansas

Let's be reflective. Contemplate what it really took for the Lover of Souls to send His only begotten Son, Heaven's Jewel, into a sin-filled world of insensitivity, cruelty, uncaring, selfishness, torment, sickness, poverty and death. In effect, Christ entered Ground Zero, a place where evil had exploded, impacting each existing atom and molecule. Satan was absolutely everywhere, because of humanity's decision to commit high treason in the Garden.

Without intimacy with Dad, messing up is what people do best. Such has been the case from day one to the present. Even at this hour, we crucify Him afresh with traditions, formulas, programs and complacency, while grieving the Holy Spirit and staying Heaven's unlimited visitation. Regardless of that, a Throne Room declaration has been made. "It's over! My will must be done in both locations. Hell's gates have been paralyzed!"

God so loved the world! That's precisely the reason He gave a nod for the Lamb to enter sin's influence and environment. How many of us have taken time to consider that the One Who created people in His very likeness and image, with emotions,...an ability to feel sadness, loss and hurt on this planet, also senses pain? Most wouldn't permit themselves to even consider releasing their children to molesters and other criminals, for any reason. But Daddy did! He ventured beyond any natural mindset to reverse captivity, that curse, so the Family could be with Him for eternity. With that fact established, how can we intelligently or morally question the Almighty's will to forgive, save, heal, prosper and set free? Common sense dictates the lesser is always included in the greater. Would a dutiful parent procure the best food, clothing, shelter and medicine for the family, but refuse to do all within his power to promote wellness, a future and hope? Of course not!

Remember Jesus' promise to send the Comforter? He knew the Church would need Him...the Holy Spirit, Who would impart and manifest the precise plan of the Father. The Anointed One (Christ) richly abides within each Believer to will and do of His good pleasure, affording us the desires of Papa's heart, all the more reason for trusting those dreams, visions, nudgings and promptings. In Him we truly live, move and have our being, while enjoying the Standby's attributes and benefits...from comfort, boldness, Power, Love, Life, Light, knowledge, to righteousness and a solid sense of identity.

However, before Jesus ascended to Heaven for that long-awaited reunion with Papa, where was the Spirit of Comfort? The answer is clear. He remained with that One Who required Him the most...God! Why did the Man of all men need the Agent of Truth for that span of thirty-three years? Wouldn't you require a counselor, standby, articulator of facts, if your child were to encounter a small fraction of what the Savior experienced? Father is not beyond that, you know, even though He is often inaccurately perceived as a tough taskmaster, living in some distant place, sitting on His Throne, thinking of new ways to make humanity miserable. Nothing could possibly be more untruthful! His grief was beyond decryption or imagination, but for the joy of setting mankind free and reaping a harvest of Children. In other words, God again selected to totally sell out, graphically modeling and demonstrating that which is written..."Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends." Again, what He alone went through for the Church could never adequately be articulated or translated into print. We must thankfully accept, yield to and conduit that marvelous grace.

Only intimacy with the Most High can reveal His precious heart, which will continue beating throughout eternity for you and me...the focal point of Dad's affection and attention. Our Redeemer literally went through hell on earth. Satan refused to leave Him alone. And if you want to stir a parent, touch one of the kids. Well, the enemy ongoingly did just that. It wasn't so much the crucifixion, since vast numbers were executed in like fashion, but an assimilation of all sin, sickness, poverty, death, emotional, spiritual and physical pain...past, present and future, in and on that previous Vessel of Obedience, even unto death. The ordeal became so hideous that Father refused to entertain a look. Neither could any Mom or Dad. So, never let it be said, "God was having a ball." Jesus walked and talked to benefit the Bride. His obedience led to a cross and subsequent resurrection, no unlike our journey. Papa felt! He saw and hurt...big time!

I can just hear the Comforter saying, "All will be just fine. Your Boy is slated to come out of that tomb in victorious fashion. You sowed One for a certain return of many!" Those words undoubtedly kept God on His Throne and Christ affixed to that crude tree of death. Nails weren't enough to do the job. It was pure love. Actions, yes, even the signs and wonders, speak louder than words.

Fully preaching the Gospel requires sacrifice, a selling out and crucifixion of self. Then signs, wonder and miracles prolifically follow, resulting in an ongoing influx of souls into the Kingdom! You and I are an extension of what Jesus did and must complete before returning.

Right now, the Anointing is beyond description, desiring to express, inform and bless. Holy Spirit, assume center stage. We can do nothing without You!

Beauty For Ashes!

"Beloved, and from the Book, that means Someone loves you, I was there when My Son exclaimed...'It is finished!' Those precise words remain in this heart, demanding salvation, deliverance and empowerment. Just as the crucifixion appeared to be Satan's best day, his worst has arrived. That boy attempted to destroy Me through the Son. But mark these words. Dad has ordained to cremate the kingdom of darkness by way of the Kids...Glory's Fire. Your furnace of affliction is about to become the adversary's retort of reduction and obliteration. Death stared humanity in the face at Calvary. However, Life is poised to present itself in creative ways, while turning this planet upside down with an abundance of the miraculous...signs and wonders that have never entered the thoughts of men. The Master's daily walk was accompanied by Bread (guidance and provision) from Heaven. Take no thought about tomorrow or the next hour! Promotion originates from My end, as does all sufficiency in everything pertaining to life and godliness. You won't go without. And Father's Word in the Christian will never lack the Power necessary to bring itself to pass! This is Our day of beauty. For I will take mere dust and, before the eyes of millions, recreate what the worm has destroyed. Beauty for ashes is Heaven's theme. And you can transport that promise to the bank! Just as untold numbers witnessed the Resurrected Christ, I shall be known as the One Who brings the dead back to life before Jesus' return for the Bride. Hear Me clearly! Raising the dead was, and will always be the frosting on Our cake. Two-thousand years ago, Satan's migraine commenced when that stone was rolled away from the tomb. Resurrection openly portrays his defeat. Did I not promise to expose that boy's impotency in these outstanding days of the Spirit? So, let's do it! No miracle will gain more attention and effectuate change than returning the previously deceased to their loved ones...alive and well. You see, the Body should never evict its spirit and soul. That should be an agreement process, only after the race has been completed and won. Jesus chose the very moment in giving up the ghost. And as He is, you have become in this world. Disturbing death excites all creation. Never forget that! Together, we will overcome evil...the byproduct of sin, with good, literally! And I mean vitally reversing sickness, poverty, death and defeat. Doesn't the father of lies publicly display his so-called power of stealing, killing and destroying? Well, We are at that proverbial chessboard for the next move. Destinies from the cradle to the grave are about to be fulfilled, as this whole world is inundated with a knowledge of that marvelous Glory. Sinners will seek you out in desperation. Freely dispense the Unction that openly confirms Satan's demise. Close those eyes. Permit the Holy Spirit to grant a vision of Calvary, then a perception of the Sender's heart and My blueprint for your journey. No good thing will be withheld. Let Papa repeat Himself. We will not be stopped this time! Continue to prophetically announce Glory's arrival...in Presence, then Person. Church, Heaven is visiting earth!"

Dr. Paul N. Gervais

Speak The Word:

I believe, therefore I speak.
2 Corinthians 4:13

For Further Study:

Zechariah 14
Malachi 1
Psalm 148
Matthew 28:16-20

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