Tag: devotional

Streams in the Desert By Mrs Cowman August 18th Alone (Deuteronomy 32:12). The hill was steep, but cheered along the wayBy converse sweet, I mounted on the thoughtThat so it might be till the height was reached;But suddenly a narrow winding pathAppeared, and then the Master said, ‘My child,Here thou wilt safest walk with Me alone.’I…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman August 17th I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me (Acts 27:25). I went to America some years ago with the captain of a steamer, who was a very devoted Christian. When off the coast of Newfoundland he said to me, “The last time…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman August 16th In waiting, I waited, for the Lord (Psalms 40:1-6, margin). Waiting is much more difficult than walking. Waiting requires patience, and patience is a rare virtue. It is fine to know that God builds hedges around His people–when the hedge is looked at from the viewpoint of…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman August 15th Through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God. Acts 14:22 The best things of life come out of wounding. Wheat is crushed before it becomes bread. Incense must be cast upon the fire before its odors are set free. The ground must be broken with…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman August 14th Thou couldst have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above. John 19:11 Nothing that is not God’s will can come into the life of one who trusts and obeys God. This fact is enough to make our life one of…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman August 12 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises. 2 Peter 1:4 When a shipwright builds a vessel, does he build it to keep it upon the stocks? Nay, he builds it for the sea and the storm. When he was making it, he thought of…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman August 11th Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman August 10th When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was. John 11:6 In the forefront of this marvelous chapter stands the affirmation, “Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus,” as if to teach us that…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman August 9th Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee who passing through the valley of weeping, make it a well. Psalms 84:5-6 Comfort does not come to the light-hearted and merry. We must go down into “depths” if we would experience this most precious of God’s gifts–comfort,…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman August 8th You are my king, O God! Decree Jacob’s deliverance! (Psalms 44:4) Here is no foe to your growth in grace, no enemy in your Christian work, which was not included in your Savior’s conquests. You need not be afraid of them. When you touch them, they…