|
|
|
|
|
|
Tracy 7/12/2026 3:43:29 PM MST |
MAGNIFICENT PRAYER by NICK HARRISON But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, (Jude 20) You must pray with all your might. That does not mean saying your prayers, or sitting gazing about in church or chapel with eyes wide open while someone else says them for you. It means fervent, effectual, untiring wrestling with God . . . This kind of prayer be sure the devil and the world and your own indolent, unbelieving nature will oppose. They will pour water on this flame. (William Booth) PRAY ABOUT IT: Non-Christians and religious folk won't understand your commitment to prayer. To most people prayer is a nicety of the religious life, not a necessity as dear as breathing itself for the Christian. Be fervent. Be effectual. And don't be surprised at scoffers. The Christian on his knees sees more than the philosopher on tiptoe. (Dwight L. Moody) | |||
Tracy 7/4/2026 5:23:22 AM MST |
STREAMS IN THE DESERT by L.B. COWMAN The revelation awaits an appointed time . . . Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay. (Habakkuk 2:3) In the captivating booklet 'Expectations Corner', one of the characters, Adam Slowman, was led into the Lord's treasure-house. Among the many wonders revealed to him there was the "Delayed Blessing Office," where God stored the answers to certain prayers until it was wise to send them. For some who pray expecting an answer, it takes a long time to learn that delays of answers are not denials. In fact, in the "Delayed Blessing Office," there are deep secrets of love and wisdom that we have never imagined! We tend to want to pick our blessings from the tree while they are still green, yet God wants us to wait until they are fully ripe. "The LORD longs to be gracious to you . . . BLESSED ARE ALL WHO WAIT FOR HIM! (Isaiah 30:18). The Lord watches over us in ALL the difficult places, and He will not allow even one trial that is too much for us. He will use His refining fire to burn away our impurities and will then gloriously come to our rescue. Do not grieve Him by doubting His love. Instead, lift up your eyes and begin praising Him right now for the deliverance that is on its way to you. Then you will be abundantly rewarded for the delay that has tried your faith. O you of little faith, God has not failed you yet! When all looks dark and gloomy, you do so soon forget - - - Forget that He has led you, and gently cleared your way; On clouds has poured His sunshine, and turned your night to day. And if He's helped you to this point, He will not fail you now; How it must wound His loving heart to see your anxious brow! Oh! doubt not any longer, to Him commit your way, Whom in the past you trusted and is just the same today. | |||
Tracy 6/27/2026 3:22:33 PM MST |
STREAMS IN THE DESERT by L.B. COWMAN The LORD said to Moses, " . . . Tell the Israelites to move on. Raise your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea." (Exodus 14:15-16) Dear child of God, just imagine that triumphal march! Picture the excited children being constantly hushed and restrained by their parents from their outbursts of wonder. Think how the women must have experienced an uncontrollable excitement as they found themselves suddenly saved from a fate worse than death. Imagine how the men who accompanied them must have felt ashamed and admonished for mistrusting God and for complaining against Moses. And as you envision the Red Sea's mighty walls of water, separated by the outstretched hand of the Eternal in response to the faith of a single man, learn what God will do for His own. Never dread any consequence resulting from absolute obedience to His command. Never fear the rough waters ahead, which through their proud contempt impede your progress. God is greater than the roar of raging water and the mighty waves of the sea. "The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as King forever" (Psalm 29:10). A storm is simply the hem of His robe, the sign of His coming, and the evidence of His presence. DARE TO TRUST HIM! DARE TO FOLLOW HIM! Then discover that the forces that blocked your progress and threatened your life become at His command the very materials He uses to build your street of freedom. (F.B. Meyer) Have you come to the Red Sea place in your life, where, in spite of all you can do, there is no way out, there is no way back, there is no other way but through? Then wait on the Lord with a trust serene till the night of your fear is gone; He will send the wind, He will heap the floods, when He says to your soul, "Move on." And His hand will lead you through --- clear through --- Ere the watery walls roll down, no foe can reach you, no wave touch you, no mightiest sea can drown; the tossing billows may rear their crests, their foam at your feet may break, but o'er the seabed you will walk dry ground in the path that your Lord will make. In the morning watch, 'neath the lifted cloud, you will see but the Lord alone, when He leads you on from the place of the sea to a land that you have not known; and your fears will pass as your foes have passed, you will be no more afraid; you will sing His praise in a better place, a place that His hand has made. (Annie Johnson Flint) | |||
2026 © All Rights Reserved.
