by Nate Stevens | Jul 13, 2021 | Christian Living, Relationships
As we continue this series, let’s look at how God orchestrates His supernatural separation to sanctify people for unique life purposes. As unnatural as it may seem, He sometimes separates the best from the best. Separated unto God Not all separation involves...
by Nate Stevens | Nov 3, 2016 | Transformation
Water purifies by cleansing; fire purifies by refining. In Numbers 31, as a result of the Israelites’ victory over the Midianites, they brought home the spoils of war – clothing, leather goods, gold, silver, iron, tin, and lead. To remain ceremonially clean, God told...
by Nate Stevens | Feb 15, 2013 | Christian Living
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. (Psalm 51:10, NIV) Dried-on oatmeal may be the toughest substance to clean – at least in the kitchen. Cleaning it demands a thorough soaking. There it sat – in a kitchen sink full of dirty...
by Nate Stevens | Jan 2, 2013 | Transformation
But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does. (James 1:25, NKJV) I was washing my teenage son’s dirty laundry. Any parent knows this can be an...
by Nate Stevens | Oct 3, 2010 | Encouragement
Now those who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch. (Acts 11:19, ESV) At times, God tests us through trials, sufferings, and persecution to bring about His purposes. Stephen’s...
