Category: Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman Devotional

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman October 21st For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens (2 Cor. 5:1). The owner of the tenement which I have occupied for many years has given notice…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman October 20th And the peace of God, which transcends all our powers of thought, will be a garrison to guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus” (Phil. 4:7) There is what is called the “cushion of the sea.” Down beneath the surface that is agitated by storms, and…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman October 19th There of the covenant  of the Lord went before them” (Num. 10:33). God does give us impressions, but not that we should act on them as impressions. If the impression be from God, He will Himself give sufficient evidence to establish it beyond the possibility of a…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman October 18th Know of a surety that thy seed shall be sojourners in a land that is not theirs; . . . they shall afflict them four hundred years; . . . and afterward they shall come out with great substance” (Genesis 5:12-14). An assured part of God’s pledged…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman October 17th “God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world” (Gal 6:14). They were living to themselves; self with its hopes, and promises and dreams, still had hold of…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman October 16th Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us, (Heb 12:1) There are weights which are not sins in…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman October 15th When it rises up, the mighty are terrified, at its thrashing about they withdraw. (Job 41:25) God uses most for His glory those people and things which are most perfectly broken. The sacrifices He accepts are broken and contrite hearts. It was the breaking down of Jacob’s…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman October 14th The angel of the Lord came upon him (Peter) and a light shined in the prison; and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off (Acts 12:7). And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed and sang…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman October 13th Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in every situation, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God. (Phil 4:6) No anxiety ought to be found in a believer. Great, many and varied may be our trials, our afflictions, our difficulties, and yet there…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman October 12th Joseph’s master took him and threw him into the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined. So he was there in the prison. But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him kindness. He granted him favor in the sight of the prison warden.…