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Streams in the Desert – August 23
August 23 “He went out, not knowing whither he went.” (Heb. 11:8.) IT is faith without sight. When we can see, it is not faith, but reasoning. In crossing the Atlantic we observed this very principle of faith. We saw no path upon the sea, nor sign of the shore.Read More …
Streams in the Desert – August 22
August 22 “And the rest, some on boards, some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass that they escaped all safe to land.” (Acts 27:44.) THE marvelous story of Paul’s voyage to Rome, with its trials and triumphs, is a fine pattern of the lightsRead More …
Streams in the Desert – August 21
August 21 “He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me; because he delighted in me.” (Psa. 18:19.) AND what is this “large place”? What can it be but God Himself, that infinite Being in whom all other beings and all other streams of life terminate? GodRead More …
Streams in the Desert – August 20
August 20 “And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.” (Gen. 32:24.) GOD is wrestling with Jacob more than Jacob is wrestling with God. It was the Son of man, the Angel of the Covenant. It was God in humanRead More …
Streams in the Desert – August 19
August 19 “As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing.” (2 Cor. 6:10.) SORROW was beautiful, but her beauty was the beauty of the moonlight shining through the leafy branches of the trees in the wood, and making little pools of silver here and there on the soft green moss below. When SorrowRead More …
Streams in the Desert – August 18
August 18 “Alone.” (Deut. 32:12.) “The hill was steep, but cheered along the way By converse sweet, I mounted on the thought That so it might be till the height was reached; But suddenly a narrow winding path Appeared, and then the Master said, ‘My child, Here thou wilt safestRead More …
Streams in the Desert – August 17
August 17 “I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.” (Acts 27:25.) I WENT to America some years ago with the captain of a steamer, who was a very devoted Christian. When off the coast of Newfoundland he said to me, “The last time IRead More …
Streams in the Desert – August 16
August 16 “In waiting, I waited, for the Lord.” (Psalm 40:1, margin.) WAITING is much more difficult than walking. Waiting requires patience, and patience is a rare virtue. It is fine to know that God builds hedges around His people—when the hedge is looked at from the viewpoint of protection.Read More …
Streams in the Desert – August 15
August 15 “Through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.” (Acts 14:22.) THE best things of life come out of wounding. Wheat is crushed before it becomes bread. Incense must be cast upon the fire before its odors are set free. The ground must be broken with theRead More …
Streams in the Desert – August 14
August 14 “Thou couldst have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above.” (John 19:11.) NOTHING that is not God’s will can come into the life of one who trusts and obeys God. This fact is enough to make our life one of ceaseless thanksgivingRead More …
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