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4 Mindsets that Restrict Supernatural Power
You do not have because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures. (James 4:2-3) I firmly believe in the existence of sovereign, supernatural power that extends beyond human doubt, human explanation,...
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Spiritual Lessons from a Leaf Blower and Fallen Leaves
However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth. He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment. (John 16:13, 8) The Holy Spirit blows across our lives to clean and transform our landscapes. While working in...
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Have you Heard the Voice from the Mercy Seat?
He heard the voice of One speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the Testimony, from between the two cherubim. (Numbers 7:89) God’s voice of mercy calls to each individual person. During his forty-year wilderness trek with the Israelites,...
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Surrounded by God’s Beauty, Lost in His Wonder
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork. (Psalm 19:1) I’m thankful for the color green. This realization surfaced while observing leafy trees of various hues highlighted against the sky’s azure blue. How boring and lacking in depth...
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Uproot the Seedlings of Sin Before They Become Trees
Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. (Galatians 6:7) I’m a tree lover. With every home in which I’ve lived as an adult, I have planted trees, shrubs, and bushes of some kind. With my current home, I watched two small...
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Sovereign God Has It All Under Control
When the Lord your God has destroyed the nations whose land he is giving you, and when you have driven them out and settled in their towns and houses, then… (Deuteronomy 19:1-2). When feeling frustrated and impatient with your current circumstances, it is comforting...
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The Work of God’s Angry Hornet
Moreover the Lord your God will send the hornet among them until those who are left, who hide themselves from you, are destroyed. (Deuteronomy 7:20) I do not like bees, wasps, hornets, or any other stinging insect. When I was just a child, I recall my dad mowing a...
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Nate’s Radio Interview with Christian Devotions
Choosing a Mate
Nate's conversation with Jill Monaco of The Jill Monaco Show: Conversations that Inspire You to Love Well Listen to Nate's fun conversation with Jill here: ...
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Changing Vision May Require a New Prescription
Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. (1 Corinthians 13:12, NLT) Seeing clearly gives a different perspective. I have enjoyed perfect eyesight my entire life. As a child, when on...
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Encountering God Through Personal Adversity (Part 4)
In this episode, Nate concludes his discussion with Jay by addressing the question: How to identify the lessons God wants to teach us during adversity?
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Abiding in the Shadow of the Almighty
Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. (Psalm 91:1 / NIV) God’s secret place of refuge nestles safely in His shadow. To be in the shadow of something requires relatively close proximity. Granted, the earth casts a...
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