Category: Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman Devotional

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman December 23 “The Lord’s angelic messenger came back again, touched him, and said, ‘Get up and eat, for otherwise you won’t be able to make the journey.’”—1 Kgs 19:7 And what did God do with His tired servant? Gave him something good to eat, and put him to…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman December 22nd Lo, a horror of great darkness fell upon him (Gen. 15:12). The sun at last went down, and the swift, eastern night cast its heavy veil over the scene. Worn out with the mental conflict, the watchings, and the exertions of the day, Abraham fell into a…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman December 21st “The exception is Caleb son of Jephunneh; he will see it and I will give him and his descendants the territory on which he has walked, because he has wholeheartedly followed me.”—Deut 1:36 Every hard duty that lies in your path, that you would rather not…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman December 20th Look, a time is coming – and has come – when you will be scattered, each one to his own home, and I will be left alone. Yet I am not alone, because my Father is with me. —John 16:32 It need not be said that to…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman December 19th This will be a time for you to serve as witnesses. —Luke 21:13 Life is a steep climb, and it does the heart good to have somebody “call back” and cheerily beckon us on up the high hill. We are all climbers together, and we must help…

Streams in the Desert By Mrs Cowman December 18th No, in all these things we have complete victory through him who loved us! —Rom 8:37 The Gospel is so arranged and the gift of God so great that you may take the very enemies that fight you and the forces that are arrayed against you and…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman December 17th Now may the God of peace himself make you completely holy and may your spirit and soul and body be kept entirely blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is trustworthy, and he will in fact do this. —1 Thess…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman December 16th And there was Anna, a prophetess… which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day (Luke 2:36-37). No doubt by praying we learn to pray, and the more we pray the oftener we can pray, and the better we can…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman December 15th Trust in the Lord and do what is right! Settle in the land and maintain your integrity! —Ps 37:3 The word trust is the heart word of faith. It is the Old Testament word, the word given to the early and infant stage of faith. The word…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman December 14th His disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray… and he said unto them, “When ye pray, say… Thy kingdom come” (Luke 11:1-2). When they said, “Teach us to pray,” the Master lifted His eyes and swept the far horizon of God. He gathered up the…