A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you..(Ezekiel 36:26 KJV) This year for us here at Patrick Oben Ministries Inc is one of preparation of the heart, as I stated from January 1st. The Lord is directing us to pay attention to the states and activities Read More
The Spiritual Heart—The Real Power Controlling Your Life
Training your heart to walk with the Holy Spirit this year
But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil (Hebrews 5:14 ESV) God’s glory is brooding over the earth and your life in these strange days we are living in. Some of you, hopefully all, will encounter God and experience Read More
The greatest work of the Spirit in your life
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind…(Romans 12:2 KJV) What is the greatest work or miracle that can take place in a person’s life? Think of the miracles that Jesus performed for people: healings, castings out demons, multiplying bread, providing money in a fish mouth, Read More
Preparing your heart for a move of the Holy Spirit
For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments (Ezra 7:10 KJV) Glory & Grace Daily devotional new year series this year is focused on what the Lord is laying in my heart for the coming months. It is Read More
Spiritual heart attacks
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: But by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken (Proverbs 15:13, KJV) Glory & Grace Daily devotional for May 1st discussed the mystery of spiritual heart failure, looking at how fear causes the heart to fail and produce symptoms. I will continue using medical analogy today to Read More
The mystery of spiritual heart failure
Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken (Luke 21:26 KJV) Heart failure is a medical condition in which the heart fails to do its job as a pump to send blood to the organs of the Read More
Open my eyes, Lord!
Open thou mine eyes, That I may behold wondrous things out of thy law (Psalm 119:18, KJV) The Psalmist cries out to the LORD to open his eyes that he may see wondrous things out His Law. Was the Psalmist physically blind? Certainly not! He was not asking God to open his physical eyes. His Read More
It was not so from the beginning
He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so. (Matt. 19:8 KJV) Genesis 1:1-2 tells us that “in the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. And the earth was without form and void…”. These verses Read More