Tag: devotional

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman March 1st Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked (Eccles. 7:13). Often God seems to place His children in positions of profound difficulty, leading them into a wedge from which there is no escape; contriving a situation which no…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman February 28th Let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually  (Heb. 13:15). A city missionary, stumbling through the dirt of a dark entry, heard a voice say, “Who’s there, Honey?” Striking a match, he caught a vision of earthly want and suffering, of saintly trust and…

Streams in the Desert By Mrs Cowman February 27th Left Alone And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day (Gen. 32:24). Left alone! What different sensations those words conjure up to each of us. To some they spell loneliness and desolation, to others rest and quiet.…

Streams in the Desert By Mrs Cowman February 26 But he said to me, “My grace is enough for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” So then, I will boast most gladly about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may reside in me.  (2 Cor 12:9) The other evening I…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman February 25th I am handing over to you every place you set foot, as I promised Moses. (Josh 1:3) Beside the literal ground, unoccupied for Christ, there is the unclaimed, untrodden territory of Divine promises. What did God say to Joshua? “Every place that the sole of your foot…

Streams in the Desert By Mrs Cowman February 24th Many came to him and began to say, “John performed no miraculous sign, but everything John said about this man was true!” (John 10:41) You may be very discontented with yourself. You are no genius, have no brilliant gifts, and are inconspicuous for any special faculty.…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman February 23rd And there came a lion (1 Samuel 17:34). It is a source of inspiration and strength to come in touch with the youthful David, trusting God. Through faith in God he conquered a lion and a bear, and afterwards overthrew the mighty Goliath. When that lion came to…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman February 22nd If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth (Mark 9:23). Seldom have we heard a better definition of faith than was given once in one of our meetings, by a dear old colored woman, as she answered the question of a young man how…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman February 21st Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him (Psalms 37:7). Have you prayed and prayed and waited and waited, and still there is no manifestation? Are you tired of seeing nothing move? Are you just at the point of giving it all up? Perhaps you…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman February 20th Nothing shall be impossible unto you (Matt. 17:20). It is possible, for those who really are willing to reckon on the power of the Lord for keeping and victory, to lead a life in which His promises are taken as they stand and are found to…