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Streams in the Desert
“Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.” (Phil. 4:4.) “Sing a little song of trust, O my heart! Sing it just because you must, As leaves start; As flowers push their way through dust; Sing, my heart, because you must. “Wait not for an eagerRead More …
Commended by God
Commended by God For it is not the one commending himself who is approved, but the one the Lord commends.—2 Corinthians 10:18 It is common for all of us to seek approval for our actions. As children, we longed for the affirmation of our parents. As we grew older, weRead More …
Daily Help
At this hour we rest in the promises of our faithful. God, knowing that his words are full of truth and power; we rest in the doctrines of his word, which are consolation itself; we rest in the covenant of his grace, which is a haven of delight. The personRead More …
Streams in the Desert
“His soul entered into iron.” (Psalm 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 the youth, the soul’s enforced restraint, are all conducive to anRead More …
Have This Mind in You
Have This Mind in You Make your own attitude that of Christ Jesus. . . —Philippians 2:5 Attitudes do not just happen; we choose them. Paul urged believers to have the same attitude that Jesus had. Jesus was the Son of God. His place was at the right hand ofRead More …
Daily Help
What bliss to be a perfectly pardoned soul! My soul dedicates all her powers to Him who, of His own unpurchased love, became my surety, and wrought out for me redemption through His blood! What riches of grace does free forgiveness exhibit! To forgive at all, to forgive fully, toRead More …
Streams in the Desert
“Sit ye here while I go and pray yonder.” (Matt. 26:36.) OT is a hard thing to be kept in the background at a time of crisis. In the Garden of Gethsemane eight of the eleven disciples were left to do nothing. Jesus went to the front to pray; Peter,Read More …
Nothing Will Be Impossible
Nothing Will Be Impossible “For nothing will be impossible with God.”—Luke 1:37 The angel Gabriel told Mary that God was planning to do something humanly impossible. All human logic would agree that a virgin could not give birth to a child. It was impossible. Yet this is exactly what wasRead More …
Daily Help
We esteem every day alike, but still, as the season suggests thoughts of Jesus, let us joyfully remember our dear Redeemer’s glorious birth. Who but He was ever longed for by such a multitude of hearts? When did angels indulge in midnight songs, or did God hang a new starRead More …
Streams in the Desert
“His name shall be called Emmanuel…. God with us.” (Matt. 1:23.) “The Prince of Peace.” (Isa. 9:6.) “There’s a song in the air! There’s a star in the sky! There’s a mother’s deep prayer, And a baby’s low cry! And the star rains its fire While the beautiful sing,Read More …
D5 Creation