by Nate Stevens | Apr 12, 2018 | Encouragement
But now for a brief moment favor has been shown by the Lord our God (Ezra 9:8, ESV) God’s grace is constant; His favor is conditional to obedience and His periodic opportunities. The prophet Ezra mourned the Israelites’ deplorable conditions. “O my God, I am too...
by Nate Stevens | Aug 31, 2017 | Encouragement
Though the fig tree may not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines; though the labor of the olive may fail, and the fields yield no food…the flock may be cut off from the fold, and there be no herd in the stalls–yet I will rejoice (ongoing rejoicing) in the...
by Nate Stevens | Nov 2, 2009 | Christian Living
And he (Moses) said to him (God), “If your presence will not go with me, do not bring us up from here.” (Exodus 33:15, ESV) If God’s presence, protection, and permission are not with us, it is pointless to proceed with our own personal plans. Today’s chapter is...
