Don’t Be Offended: Streams In The Desert, May 19th, 2012

“Blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in 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 [...]

Lawn Care: Streams In The Desert, May 12th, 2012

      “He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass” Psalms 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 [...]

The Captive: Streams In The Desert, May 5th, 2012

“As I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God . . . and the hand of the Lord was there upon me” Ezekiel 1:1,3 There is no commentator of the Scriptures half so valuable as a captivity. The old Psalms have quavered for [...]

In The Heavenly Places: Streams In The Desert, April 28th, 2012

    “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 [...]

Cushion Of The Sea: Streams In The Desert, April 21st, 2012

“And the peace of God, which transcends all our powers of thought, will be a garrison to guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:7) (Weymouth). There is what is called the “cushion of the sea.” Down beneath the surface that is agitated by storms, and driven about with winds, there is a [...]

Beautiful Poem

“He placed me in a little cage Away from gardens fair; But I must sing the sweetest songs Because He placed me there. Not beat my wings against the cage If it’s my Master’s will, But raise my voice to heaven’s gate And sing the louder still.” ~Anonymous (Out of “Streams In The Desert” devotional)

Our Arising: Streams In The Desert, April 14th, 2012

“For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: [...]

Bearing The Sting: Streams In The Desert, April 7th, 2012

“He opened not his mouth”  Isaiah 53:7 How much grace it requires to bear a misunderstanding rightly, and to receive an unkind judgment in holy sweetness! Nothing tests the Christian character more than to have some evil thing said about him. This is the file that soon proves whether we are electro-plate or solid gold. [...]

In Me: Streams In The Desert, March 31st, 2012

“In me . . . peace”   John 16:33 There is a vast difference between happiness and blessedness. Paul had imprisonments and pains, sacrifice and suffering up to the very limit; but in the midst of it all, he was blessed. All the beatitudes came into his heart and life in the midst of those very [...]

Counting The Cost: Streams In The Desert March 24th, 2012

“I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord” Philippians 3:8 This is the happy season of ripening cornfields, of the merry song of the reapers, of the secured and garnered grain. But let me hearken to the sermon of the field. This is its solemn word [...]