But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us (2 Corinthians 4:7 KJV) Paul says we have this treasure in earthen vessels in the verse above. What treasure was he referring to? In verse 6, he was talking about the glory of God in Read More
The Heart
Beware of heart failure from fear
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) I did mention the Lord had put in my heart to prepare our hearts this year. It is a year to prepare the inner man to Read More
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
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
Prepare ye the way of the Lord
The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight (Mark 1:3 KJV) John the Baptist’s message to the Jews was “prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.” John’s ministry was to go before the Messiah, prepare the people for His arrival, Read More
The responsiveness of our hearts to God
As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the Word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty (Matthew 13:23 ESV) Our hearts are in a state of responsiveness to God at any point in time. 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
Your heart can be trained spiritually to walk with the Holy Spirit
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) Our hearts can be trained in spiritual matters to improve our walk and intimacy with the Holy Spirit. This is one of the truths I repeatedly emphasize in Read More