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Tracy 11/8/2026 2:16:14 PM MST |
STREAMS IN THE DESERT by L.B. COWMAN I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children. (Genesis 18:19) God chooses people He can depend upon. He knew what to expect from Abraham and said of him, "I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children . . . that the LORD will bring about for Abraham what He has promised him." God knew Abraham would "direct his children." The LORD can be depended upon, and He desires for us to be just as reliable, determined, and stable. This is simply the meaning of faith. God is looking for people on whom He can place the weight of His entire love, power, and faithful promises. And His engines are strong enough to pull any weight we may attach to them. Unfortunately, the cable we fasten to the engine is often too weak to handle the weight of our prayers. There- fore God continues to train and discipline us in His school of stability and certainty in the life of faith. May we learn our lessons well and then stand firm. (A.B. Simpson) God knows that you can withstand your trial, or else He would not have given it to you. His trust in you explains the trials of your life, no matter how severe they may be. God knows your strength, and He measures it to the last inch. Remember, no trial has ever been given to anyone that was greater than that person's strength, through God, to endure it. | |||
Tracy 10/31/2026 8:09:44 AM MST |
MAGNIFICENT PRAYER by NICK HARRISON We love because He first loved us. 1 John 4:19 Prayer is an earnest and familiar talking with God. (John Knox) PRAY ABOUT IT: Bottom line: prayer is talking to God. But to expand on that bottom line, consider that prayer is talking and listening to the One Person in the universe who loves you beyond your wildest imagination. He loves not just by virtue of His having created you, He genuinely loves you for who you are. He accepts you, He understands what others misunderstand. and He supports you. He is firmly committed to you and your future. His ways of hearing and fulfilling your prayers are centered around what's best for you. Today, let your talk with God reflect your appreciation for Him. He has blessed you, as you know only too well. God is the only One I can talk to. (Robert Murray McCheyne) | |||
Tracy 10/24/2026 10:30:15 PM MST |
STREAMS IN THE DESERT by L.B. COWMAN The ark of the covenant of the LORD went before them. (Numbers 10:33) God sometimes does influence us with a simple touch or feeling, but not so we would act on the feeling. If the touch is from Him, He will then provide sufficient evidence to confirm it beyond the slightest doubt. Consider the beautiful story of Jeremiah, when he felt God leading him to purchase the field at Anathoth. He did not act on his initial feeling but waited for God to completely fulfill His words to him before taking action. Then once his cousin came to him, bringing the external evidence of God's direction by making a proposal for the purchase, he responded and said, "I knew that this was the word of the LORD" (Jeremiah 32:8). Jeremiah waited until God confirmed his feeling through a providential act, and then he worked with a clear view of the facts, which God could also use to bring conviction to others. God wants us to act only once we have His mind on a certain situation. We are not to ignore the Shepherd's personal voice to us, but like "Paul and his companions" (Acts 16:6) at Troas, we are to listen and also examine His providential work in our circumstances, in order to glean the full mind of the Lord. (A.B. Simpson) Wherever God's finger points, His hand will clear a way. Never say to your heart what you will or will not do but wait until God reveals His way to you. As long as that way is hidden, it is clear that there is no need of action and that He holds Himself accountable for all the results of keeping you exactly where you are. For God through ways we have not known, will lead His own. | |||
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