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Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman May 11th We went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place (Ps. 66:12). Paradoxical though it be, only that man is at rest who attains it through conflict. This peace, born of conflict, is not like the deadly hush preceding the tempest,…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman May 10th I had fainted unless… (Ps. 27:13). “FAINT NOT!” How great is the temptation at this point! How the soul sinks, the heart grows sick, and the faith staggers under the keen trials and testings which come into our lives in times of special bereavement and suffering. “I cannot bear up…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman May 9th Abraham stood yet before the Lord (Gen. 18:22). The friend of God can plead with Him for others. Perhaps Abraham’s height of faith and friendship seems beyond our little possibilities. Do not be discouraged, Abraham grew; so may we. He went step by step, not by great leaps. The…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman May 8th Walking in the midst of the fire (Daniel 3:25). The fire did not arrest their motion; they walked in the midst of it. It was one of the streets through which they moved to their destiny. The comfort of Christ’s revelation is not that it teaches emancipation…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman May 7th He spoke a parable unto them… that men ought always to pray, and not to faint (Luke 18:1). No temptation in the life of intercession is more common than this of failure to persevere. We begin to pray for a certain thing; we put up our petitions…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman May 6th The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him (Ps. 25:14). There are secrets of Providence which God’s dear children may learn. His dealings with them often seem, to the outward eye, dark and terrible. Faith looks deeper and says, “This is God’s secret. You look only…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman May 5th When they began to sing and praise, the Lord set ambushments… and they were smitten (2 Chron. 20:22). Oh, that we could reason less about our troubles, and sing and praise more! There are thousands of things that we wear as shackles which we might use as…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman May 4th He maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth and his hands make whole (Job 5:18). The Ministry of Great Sorrow As we pass beneath the hills which have been shaken by the earthquake and torn by convulsion, we find that periods of perfect repose succeed those of…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman May 3rd And it shall come to pass that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered (Joel 2:32). Why do not I call on His name? Why do I run to this neighbor and that when God is so near and will hear my…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman May 2nd The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all (Ps. 103:19). Some time since, in the early spring, I was going out at my door when round the corner came a blast of east wind–defiant and pitiless, fierce and withering–sending a…