Author: laschicaskolo
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Streams 9/20
Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman September 20th “Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?” (John 11:40). Mary and Martha could not understand what their Lord was doing. Both of them said to Him, “Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.”…
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Streams 9/19
Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman September 19th My Father is the husbandman (John 15:1). It is comforting to think of trouble, in whatever form it may come to, us, as a heavenly messenger, bringing us something from God. In its earthly aspect it may seem hurtful, even destructive; but in its spiritual out-working it…
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Streams 9/18
Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman September 18th “Where there is no vision, the people perish” (Prov. 29 :18). Waiting upon God is necessary in order to see Him, to have a vision of Him. The time element in vision is essential. Our hearts are like a sensitive photographer’s plate; and in order to have God…
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Streams 9/17
Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman September 17th “It is the Lord: let him do what seemeth him good” (1 Sam. 3:18) See God in everything, and God will calm and color all that thou dost see!” It may be that the circumstances of our sorrows will not be removed, their condition will remain unchanged;…
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Streams in the Desert 9/16
Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman September 16th Hiding Place Hide thyself by the brook Cherith (1 Kings 17:3). God’s servants must be taught the value of the hidden life. The man who is to take a high place before his fellows must take a low place before his God. We must not be surprised…
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Streams en el Desierto 9/15
Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman September 15th Blow upon my garden that the spices may flow out (S. of Sol. 4:16). Some of the spices mentioned in this chapter are quite suggestive. The aloe was a bitter spice, and it tells of the sweetness of bitter things, the bitter-sweet, which has its own fine…
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Streams in the Desert 9/14
Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman September 14th “Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me” (Mark 8:34). The cross which my Lord bids me take up and carry may assume different shapes. I may have to content myself with a lowly and narrow sphere, when…
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Streams in the Desert 9/13
Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman September 13th Come up in the morning . . . and present thyself unto me in the top of the mount (Exod. 34:2). The morning is the time fixed for my meeting the Lord. The very word morning is as a cluster of rich grapes. Let us crush them,…
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Streams in the Desert 9/12
Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman September 12th Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved?” (Songs of Solomon 8:5). Some one gained a good lesson from a Southern prayer meeting. A brother asked the Lord for various blessings–as you and I do, and thanked the Lord for many already received–as…
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Streams in the Desert 9/11
Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman September 11th “And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise” (Heb. 6:15). Abraham was long tried, but he was richly rewarded. The Lord tried him by delaying to fulfill His promise. Satan tried him by temptation; men tried him by jealousy, distrust, and opposition; Sarah tried…