by Nate Stevens | Jun 23, 2021 | Encouragement, Questions
If Jesus sat down with us for some one-on-one time, what would we ask Him? More importantly, how would we respond to His questions? Knowing He is omniscient God, the Living Word of God [John 1:1-3] who knows the “thoughts and intents of the heart” [Hebrews 4:12],...
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 | Oct 30, 2014 | Encouragement
And He said to them, “Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” (Mark 6:31, NKJV) The smell of applewood bacon beckoned me at the door. The automatic glass doors of the beach hideaway slid open. I inhaled deeply. The aroma of the...
by Nate Stevens | Jul 6, 2011 | Encouragement
You should rather turn to forgive and comfort him. I beg you to reaffirm your love for him. (2 Corinthians 2:7, 8 / ESV) Through forgiveness, comfort, and love, may we restore a repentant sinner to God and fellow believers. In his first letter to the Corinthian...
by Nate Stevens | Oct 18, 2009 | Transformation
And the king…made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all his heart and all his soul… And all the people joined in the covenant. (2 Kings 23:3, ESV) God’s call to Himself is one of...
