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Streams in the Desert
“Who is among you that feareth Jehovah, that obeyeth the voice of his servant? He that walketh in darkness and hath no light, let him trust in the name of Jehovah and rely upon his God.” (Isa. 50:10, R. V.) WHAT shall the believer do in times of darkness—the darknessRead More …
Questioning God
Questioning God Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind. He said: Who is this who obscures [My] counsel with ignorant words? Get ready to answer Me like a man; when I question you, you will inform Me.—Job 38:1–3 Job was a righteous man who, from a human perspective, didRead More …
Daily Help
He has been good to me in all my needs, trials, struggles, and sorrows. Never could there be a better Master, for his service is freedom, his rule is love. The ancient saints proved him to be a good Master, and each of them rejoiced to sing, “I am thyRead More …
Streams in the Desert
“It came to pass… that the brook dried up.” (1 Kings 17:7.) THE education of our faith is incomplete if we have not learned that there is a providence of loss, a ministry of failing and of fading things, a gift of emptiness. The material insecurities of life make forRead More …
All Things Are Pure
All Things Are Pure To the pure, everything is pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; in fact, both their mind and conscience are defiled.—Titus 1:15 Your heart’s condition will be expressed through your life. It will be evident by your attitudes, your words, andRead More …
Daily Help
We must manifest the spirit of Christ in meekness, gentleness, and forgiveness. Let us search and see if we truly suffer with Jesus. And if we do thus suffer, what is our “light affliction” compared with reigning with him? Oh, it is so blessed to be in the furnace withRead More …
Streams in the Desert
“So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning” (Job 42:12.) THROUGH his griefs Job came to his heritage. He was tried that his godliness might be confirmed. Are not my troubles intended to deepen my character and to robe me in graces I had littleRead More …
Spiritual Optimism
Spiritual Optimism David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with a dagger, spear, and sword, but I come against you in the name of the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel’s armies—you have defied Him. Today, the Lord will hand you over to me.”—1 Samuel 17:45–46a DavidRead More …
Daily Help
Christians are not to be praised for neglected duties under the pretense of having secret fellowship with Jesus: it is not sitting, but sitting at Jesus’ feet, which is commendable. Do not think that activity is in itself an evil: it is a great blessing and a means of graceRead More …
Streams in the Desert
“And after the earthquake a fire; and after the fire a sound of gentle stillness.” (1 Kings 19:12, R. V., margin.) A SOUL, who made rapid progress in her understanding of the Lord, was once asked the secret of her easy advancement. She replied tersely, “Mind the checks.” And theRead More …
D5 Creation