Can Thine Heart Endure? Streams In The Desert, November 15th

We know not what we should pray for as we ought” Romans 8:26
Much that perplexes us in our Christian experience is but the answer to our prayers. We pray for patience, and our Father sends those who tax us to the utmost; for “tribulation worketh patience.”
We pray for submission, and God sends sufferings; for “we [...]

Sing Praise To The Lord- Streams In The Desert, November 7th

“When they began to sing and praise, the Lord set ambushments…and they were smitten” 2 Chronicles. 20:22
Oh, that we could reason less about our troubles, and sing and praise more! There are thousands of things that we wear as shackles which we might use as instruments with music in them, if we only knew how.
Those [...]

The Church In Thy House: Morning and Evening, November 1st

Philemon 2
Is there a Church in this house? Are parents, children, friends, servants, all members of it? or are some still unconverted? Let us pause here and let the question go round—Am I a member of the Church in this house? How would father’s heart leap for joy, and mother’s eyes fill with [...]

Trust Amid The Silence: Streams In The Desert, October 25th

“He answered her not a word” Matthew 15:23

“He will be silent in his love”(Zephaniah 3:17
It may be a child of God is reading these words
who has had some great crushing sorrow, some
bitter disappointment, some heart-breaking blow
from a totally unexpected quarter. You are
longing for your Master’s voice bidding you “Be
of good cheer,” but only silence [...]

Impressions: Streams In The Desert, October 18th

“The ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them” Numbers 10:33
 
God does give us impressions, but not that we
should act on them as impressions. If the
impression be from God, He will Himself give
sufficient evidence to establish it beyond the
possibility of a doubt.
 
How beautiful is the story of Jeremiah, of the
impression that came to [...]

Joy In Prison: Streams In The Desert, October 11th

Joseph interprets the dreams of pharoh’s servants in prison

“And Joseph’s master took him, and put him into a
prison . . . But Jehovah was with Joseph . . .
and that which he did, Jehovah made it to
prosper” Genesis 39:20-23
 
When God lets us go to prison because we have
been serving Him, and goes there with us, [...]

Wait Quietly: Streams In The Desert, October 4th

“And so, after he had patiently endured, he
obtained the promise” Hebrews 6:15
 
Abraham was long tried, but he was richly rewarded. The Lord tried him by delaying
to fulfill His promise. Satan tried him by temptation; men tried him by jealousy,
distrust, and opposition; Sarah tried him by her
peevishness. But he patiently endured. He did not question [...]

Don’t Be Offended: Streams In The Desert, September 27th, 2009

“And blessed is the one who is not offended by me.” Luke 7:23

It is sometimes very difficult not to be offended
in Jesus Christ. The offenses may be
circumstantial. I find myself in a
prison-house–a narrow sphere, a sick chamber, an
unpopular position–when I had hoped for wide
opportunities. Yes, but He knows what is best for
me. My environment is [...]

Lawn Care: Streams In The Desert – September 20th

“He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass” (Ps. 72:6).
Amos speaks of the king’s mowings. Our King has many scythes, and is perpetually mowing His lawns. The musical tinkle of the whetstone on the scythe portends the cutting down of myriads of green blades, daisies and other flowers. Beautiful as they were in [...]

In The Heavenly Places: Streams In The Desert, September 6th

“But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great
love wherewith he loved us, even when we were
dead in sins, hath quickened us together with
Christ . . . and hath raised us up together, and
made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ
Jesus” Ephesians 2:4-6
 
This is our rightful place, to be “seated in
heavenly places in [...]