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Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman July 11th It came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land (1 Kings 17:7). Week after week, with unfaltering and steadfast spirit, Elijah watched that dwindling brook; often tempted to stagger through unbelief, but refusing to allow his circumstances…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman July 10th I called upon him, but he gave me no answer (Songs of Solomo 5:6). The Lord, when He hath given great faith, hath been known to try it by long delayings. He has suffered His servants’ voices to echo in their ears as from a brazen sky.…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman July 9th “I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction” (Isa. 48:10). Does not the Word come like a soft shower, assuaging the fury of the flame? Yes, is it not an asbestos armor, against which the heat has no power? Let the affliction come–God has chosen me.…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman July 8th They shall mount up with wings as eagles (Isaiah 40:31). There is a fable about the way the birds got their wings at the beginning. They were first made without wings. Then God made the wings and put them down before the wingless birds and said to…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman July 7th He hath made me a polished shaft (Isa. 49:2). There is a very famous “Pebble Beach” at Pescadero, on the California coast. The long line of white surf comes up with its everlasting roar, and rattles and thunders among the stones on the shore. They are caught…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman July 6th Neither know we what to do; but our eyes are, upon thee (2 Chron. 20:12). A life was lost in Israel because a pair of human hands were laid unbidden upon the ark of God. They were placed upon it with the best intent, to steady it…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman July 5th I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness…And I will give her her vineyards from thence (Hosea 2:14-15). A strange place to find vineyards–in the wilderness! And can it be that the riches which a soul needs can be obtained in the wilderness, which stands…

Streams in the Desert By Mrs Cowman Julio 4th For the Vision is yet for an appointed time…though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry (Hab. 2:3). In the charming little booklet, Expectation Corner, Adam Slowman was led into the Lord’s treasure houses, and among many other wonders there revealed…

Streams in the Desert By Mrs Cowman July 3rd Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? (Isa. 28:24). One day in early summer I walked past a beautiful meadow. The grass was as soft and thick and fine as an immense green Oriental rug. In one corner stood a fine old tree, a sanctuary for…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman July 2nd When thou goest, thy way shall be opened up before thee step by step (Proverbs 4:12, free translation). The Lord never builds a bridge of faith except under the feet of the faith-filled traveler. If He builds the bridge a rod ahead, it would not be a bridge of…