Tag: devotional

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman February 19th And every branch that beareth fruit he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit (John 15:2). A child of God was dazed by the variety of afflictions which seemed to make her their target. Walking past a vineyard in the rich autumnal glow she…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman February 18th Have faith that whatever you ask for in prayer is already granted you, and you will find that it will be (Mark 11:24). When my little son was about ten years of age, his grandmother promised him a stamp album for Christmas. Christmas came, but no stamp album, and no…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman Feb 17th The land which I do give them, even the children of Israel (Joshua 1:2). God here speaks in the immediate present. It is not something He is going to do, but something He does do, this moment. So faith ever speaks. So God ever gives. So He is…

Streams in the Desert By Mrs Cowman Do Not Fret! February 15th Fret not thyself (Psalms 37:1). Do not get into a perilous heat about things. If ever heat were justified, it was surely justified in the circumstances outlined in the Psalm. Evil-doers were moving about clothed in purple and fine linen, and faring sumptuously every…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman February 14th Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! (Philippians 4:4). It is a good thing to “rejoice in the Lord.” Perhaps you have tried it but seemed to fail at first. Don’t give it a second thought, and forge ahead. Even when you cannot feel any…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman February 13th Faith in Difficult Times The hill country shall be thine (Joshua 17:18, RV). There is always room higher up. When the valleys are full of Canaanites, whose iron chariots withstand your progress, get up into the hills, occupy the upper spaces. If you can no longer…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman Febreuary 12th Our heavenly Father knoweth (Matthew 6:32). A visitor at a school for the deaf and dumb was writing questions on the blackboard for the children. By and by he wrote this sentence: “Why has God made me to hear and speak, and made you deaf and…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman February 11th As soon as the soles of the feet of the priests… shall rest in the waters… the waters shall be cut off (Joshua 3:13). The people were not to wait in their camps until the way was opened, they were to walk by faith. They were to…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman February 10th Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves (Romans 12:19). There are seasons when to be still demands immeasurably higher strength than to act. Composure is often the highest result of power. To the vilest and most deadly charges Jesus responded with deep, unbroken silence, such as excited the…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman FEB 9TH He answered her not a word (Matthew 15:23). He will be silent in his love (Zephaniah 3:17). It may be a child of God is reading these words who has had some great crushing sorrow, some bitter disappointment, some heart-breaking blow from a totally unexpected quarter. You are…