by Nate Stevens | Jun 26, 2021 | Christian Living, Encouragement, Eternity, Transformation
They went to the cisterns and found no water. They returned with their vessels empty. [Jeremiah 14:3] When was the last time you enjoyed a cool, refreshing drink of water? Was it from the kitchen sink or a container in the fridge? Or a pristine stream in the...
by Nate Stevens | Dec 18, 2017 | Encouragement
They went to the cisterns (wells) and found no water…(and) returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded. [Jeremiah 14:3-4, parenthesis added] Growing up on a small farm in rural Washington State, I became familiar with our pump house and...
by Nate Stevens | Jan 22, 2017 | Encouragement
The river of God is full of water [Psalm 65:9]. I love a majestic, flowing river. Cascading waterfalls and misting showers intensify as it powers its way down current. But a much as I enjoy their thrilling power and soothing beauty, I’ve come to realize earthly rivers...
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...
