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Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman April 1st Though he slay me, yet will I trust him (Job 13:15). For I know whom I have believed (2 Tim. 1:12). I will not doubt, though all my ships at seaCome drifting home with broken masts and sails;I will believe the Hand which never fails,From seeming evil worketh…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman March 31st The wind was contrary (Matt. 14:24). Rude and blustering the winds of March often are. Do they not typify the tempestuous seasons of my life? But, indeed, I ought to be glad that I make acquaintance with these seasons. Better it is that the rains descend and…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman March 30th Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow” (Isa. 50:11). What a solemn warning…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman March 29th Consider the lilies, how they grow (Matt. 6:28). “I need oil,” said an ancient monk; so he planted an olive sapling. “Lord,” he prayed, “it needs rain that its tender roots may drink and swell. Send gentle showers.” And the Lord sent gentle showers. “Lord,” prayed the…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman March 28th And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman March 27th I do not count the sufferings of our present life worthy of mention when compared with the glory that is to be revealed and bestowed upon us” (Rom. 8:18, 20th Century Trans.). A remarkable incident occurred recently at a wedding in England. A young man of large…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman March 26th Look from the place where thou art, northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: for all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it (Gen. 13:14-15). No instinct can be put in you by the Holy Ghost but He purposes to fulfill. Let your faith then…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman March 24th And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the Lord which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee: Deliver me, I pray thee (Gen. 32:9, 11). There are many…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman March 23rd Out of the spoils won in battle did they dedicate to maintain the house of the Lord (1 Chron. 26:27). Physical force is stored in the bowels of the earth, in the coal mines, which came from the fiery heat that burned up great forests in ancient…