“He giveth quietness.” (Job 34:29) He giveth quietness even in the midst of losing our inner strength and comforts. Sometimes He removes these because we make too much of them. We are tempted to look at our joys, pleasures, passions, or our dreams, with too much self-satisfaction. Then through His gracious love He withdraws them, [...]
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Quietness
Posted in Streams in the Desert on January 31, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Peace of God
Posted in Streams in the Desert on January 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Everything in Paul’s life and experience that could be disturbed had already been shaken, and he no longer considered his life or any of his possessions as having any earthly value. And if we we will only let God have His way with us, we can come to the same point. Then, like Paul, neither [...]
January 27, 2011
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Think of a surgeon setting a broken arm by splinting it to keep it from moving. God too has His spiritual splints He wants to put on His children to keep them quiet and still until they pass the first stage of faith. Sometimes the trial will be difficult, but “the God of all grace, [...]
January 26, 2011
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The Bible has a great deal to say about waiting for God, and the teaching cannot be too strongly emphasized. We so easily become impatient with God’s delays. Yet much of our trouble in life is the result of our restless, and sometimes reckless, haste. We cannot wait for the fruit to ripen, but insist [...]
January 25, 2011
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Each of us may be sure that if God sends us over rocky paths, He will provide us with sturdy shoes. He will never send us on any journey without equipping us well. ~Excerpt from Streams in the Desert January 25 We have a Heavenly Father who takes care of His children. I am so [...]
January 24, 2011
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Delayed answers to prayers are not refusals. Many prayers are received and recorded, yet underneath are the words, “My time has not yet come.” God has a fixed time and an ordained purpose, and He who controls the limits of our lives also determines the time of our deliverance. ~Excerpt from Streams in the Desert [...]
January 23, 2011
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God is…an ever-present help in trouble (Psalm 46:1) But He allows trouble to pursue us, as though He were indifferent to its overwhelming pressure, so we may be brought to the end of ourselves. Through the trial, we are led to discover the treasure of darkness and the immeasurable wealth of tribulation. We may be [...]
January 22, 2011
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He [Jesus] withdrew…to a solitary place. ~Matthew 14:13 There is no music during the musical rest, but the rest is part of the making of the music. In the melody of our life, the music is separated here and there by rests. During those rests, we foolishly believe we have come to the end of [...]
January 21, 2011
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The moment we receive anything from the Lord worth fighting for, the devil comes seeking to destroy us. When the enemy confronts us at the threshold of any great work for God, we should accept it as evidence of our salvation, and claim double the blessing, victory, and power. Read Acts 20:24 ~Excerpt from Streams [...]
January 20, 2011
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God never uses anyone to a great degree until He breaks the person completely. Joseph experienced more sorrow than the other sons of Jacob, and it led him into a ministry of food for all the nations. For this reason, the Holy Spirit said of him, “Joseph is a fruitful vine…near a spring, whose branches [...]
