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Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman December 27th The shackles hurt his feet; his neck was placed in an iron collar, —Ps 105:18 Turn that about and render it in our language, and it reads thus, “Iron entered his soul.” Is there not a truth in this? That sorrow and privation, the yoke borne in…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman December 26th Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to the disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”—Matt 26:36 It is a hard thing to be kept in the background at a time of crisis. In the Garden of Gethsemane eight…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman December 25th “Look! The virgin will conceive and bear a son, and they will call him Emmanuel,” which means “God with us.” —Matt 1:23 For a child has been born to us, a son has been given to us. He shoulders responsibility and is called: Extraordinary Strategist, Mighty God,…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman December 24th He went out to relax in the field in the early evening. Then he looked up and saw that there were camels approaching.—Gen 24:63 We should be better Christians if we were more alone; we should do more if we attempted less, and spent more time…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman December 23 “The Lord’s angelic messenger came back again, touched him, and said, ‘Get up and eat, for otherwise you won’t be able to make the journey.’”—1 Kgs 19:7 And what did God do with His tired servant? Gave him something good to eat, and put him to…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman December 22nd Lo, a horror of great darkness fell upon him (Gen. 15:12). The sun at last went down, and the swift, eastern night cast its heavy veil over the scene. Worn out with the mental conflict, the watchings, and the exertions of the day, Abraham fell into a…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman December 21st “The exception is Caleb son of Jephunneh; he will see it and I will give him and his descendants the territory on which he has walked, because he has wholeheartedly followed me.”—Deut 1:36 Every hard duty that lies in your path, that you would rather not…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman December 20th Look, a time is coming – and has come – when you will be scattered, each one to his own home, and I will be left alone. Yet I am not alone, because my Father is with me. —John 16:32 It need not be said that to…

Streams in the Desert by Mrs Cowman December 19th This will be a time for you to serve as witnesses. —Luke 21:13 Life is a steep climb, and it does the heart good to have somebody “call back” and cheerily beckon us on up the high hill. We are all climbers together, and we must help…

Streams in the Desert By Mrs Cowman December 18th No, in all these things we have complete victory through him who loved us! —Rom 8:37 The Gospel is so arranged and the gift of God so great that you may take the very enemies that fight you and the forces that are arrayed against you and…