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Streams in the Desert
“Know of a surety that thy seed shall be sojourners in a land that is not theirs;… they shall afflict them four hundred years;… and afterward they shall come out with great substance.” (Gen. 15:12-14.) AN assured part of God’s pledged blessing to us is delay and suffering. A delayRead More …
Seeing with Your Eyes
Seeing with Your Eyes I had heard rumors about You, but now my eyes have seen You.—Job 42:5 In his time, Job was the most righteous person on earth. He was so godly that the Lord took pleasure in pointing him out to Satan (Job 1:8). Yet, despite his loveRead More …
Daily Help
“He appeared first to Mary Magdalene.”—Mark 16:9. If we would see much of Christ, let us serve him Tell me who they are that sit oftenest under the banner of his love, and drink deepest draughts from the cup of communion, and I am sure they will be those who giveRead More …
Streams in the Desert
“God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.” (Gal. 6:14.) THEY were living to themselves; self with its hopes, and promises and dreams, still had hold of them; but theRead More …
One Man’s Sin
One Man’s Sin “Go and consecrate the people. Tell them to consecrate themselves tomorrow, for this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says, ‘There are among you, Israel, things set apart. You will not be able to stand against your enemies until you remove what is set apart.’”—JoshuaRead More …
Daily Help
Seeing that we have such a God to trust to, let us rest upon him with all our weight; let us resolutely drive out all unbelief, and endeavor to get rid of doubts and fears, which so much mar our comfort; since there is no excuse for fear where GodRead More …
Streams in the Desert
“Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us.” (Heb. 12:1.) THERE are weights which are not sins in themselves, but which become distractions and stumbling blocks in our Christian progress.Read More …
Never Too Busy
Never Too Busy But a Samaritan on his journey came up to him, and when he saw [the man], he had compassion.—Luke 10:33 If anyone could understand the temptation to let busyness distract Him from the Father’s activity, Jesus certainly could! He told a parable that clearly illustrated this danger:Read More …
Daily Help
It is a happy thing when we can address the Lord with the confidence which David manifests; it gives us great power in prayer, and comfort in trial. “On thee do I wait all the day.” Patience is the fair handmaid and daughter of faith; we cheerfully wait when weRead More …
Streams in the Desert
“By reason of breakings they purify themselves.” (Job 41:25.) GOD uses most for His glory those people and things which are most perfectly broken. The sacrifices He accepts are broken and contrite hearts. It was the breaking down of Jacob’s natural strength at Peniel that got him where God couldRead More …
D5 Creation