Tag: devotional

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman July 28th The Lord hath His way in the whirlwind and storm (Nahum 1:3). I recollect, when a lad, and while attending a classical institute in the vicinity of Mount Pleasant, sitting on an elevation of that mountain, and watching a storm as it came up the valley. The…

Streams in the Desert By Mrs Cowman July 27th Prove me now (Malachi 3:10). What is God saying here but this: “My child, I still have windows in Heaven. They are yet in service. The bolts slide as easily as of old. The hinges have not grown rusty. I would rather fling them open, and pour…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman July 26th For we through the Spirit by faith wait for the hope of righteousness (Galatians 5:5, RV). There are times when things look very dark to me–so dark that I have to wait even for hope. It is bad enough to wait in hope. A long-deferred fulfillment carries its own…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman July 25th What I do thou knowest not now, but thou shalt know hereafter (John 13:7). We have only a partial view here of God’s dealings, His half-completed, half-developed plan; but all will stand out in fair and graceful proportions in the great finished Temple of Eternity! Go, in…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman July 24th Then believed they his words; they sang his praise. They soon forgot his works; they waited not for his counsel; but lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert. And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul (Psalms 106:12-15).…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman July 23rd Giving thanks always for all things unto God (Ephesians 5:20). No matter what the source of the evil, if you are in God and surrounded by Him as by an atmosphere, all evil has to pass through Him before it comes to you. Therefore you can thank…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman July 22nd And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you… blessed are all they that wait for him (Isaiah 30:18). We must not only think of our waiting upon God, but also of what is more wonderful still, of God’s waiting upon us. The…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman July 21st Let me prove, I pray thee, but this once with the fleece (Judges 6:39). There are degrees to faith. At one stage of Christian experience we cannot believe unless we have some sign or some great manifestation of feeling. We feel our fleece, like Gideon, and if it…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman July 20th Seeing then that we have a great high Priest… Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. Let us come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need (Hebrews 4:14-16). Our great…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman July 19th The cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it? (John 18:11) This was a greater thing to say and do than to calm the seas or raise the dead. Prophets and apostles could work wondrous miracles, but they could not always do and…