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Tracy 7/19/2026 4:33:24 PM MST |
STREAMS IN THE DESERT by L.B. COWMAN Because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, I will . . . make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky . . . because you have obeyed Me. (Genesis 22:16-18) From the time of Abraham, people have been learning that when they obey God's voice and surrender to Him whatever they hold most precious, He multiplies it thousands of times. Abraham gave up his one and only son at the Lord's command, and in doing so, all his desires and dreams for Isaac's life, as well as his own hope for a notable heritage, disappeared. Yet God restored Isaac to his father, and Abraham's family became "as numerous as the stars in the sky and as sand on the seashore" (vs.17). And through his descendants, "when the time had fully come, God sent His Son" (Gal.4:4). This is exactly how God deals with every child of His when we truly sacrifice. We surrender everything we own and accept poverty --- then He sends wealth. We leave a growing area of ministry at His command --- then He provides one better than we had ever dreamed. We surrender all our cherished hopes and die to self --- then He sends overflowing joy and His "life . . . that [we] might have it more abundantly" (John 10:10). The greatest gift of all was Jesus Christ Himself, and we can never fully comprehend the enormity of His sacrifice. Abraham, as the earthly father of the family of Christ, had to begin by surrendering himself and his only son, just as our heavenly Father sacrificed His only Son, Jesus. We could never have come to enjoy the privileges and joys as members of God's family through any other way. (Charles Gallaudet Trumbull) We sometimes seem to forget that what God takes from us, He takes with fire, and that the only road to a life of resurrection and ascension power leads us first to Gethsemane, the cross and the tomb. Dear soul, do you believe that Abraham's experience was unique and isolated? It is only an example and a pattern of how God deals with those who are prepared to obey Him whatever the cost. "After waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised" (Heb. 6:15), and so will you. The moment of your greatest sacrifice will also be the precise moment of your greatest and most miraculous blessing. God's river, which never runs dry, will overflow its banks, bringing you a flood of wealth and grace. Indeed, there is nothing God will not do for those who will dare to step out in faith onto what appears to be only a mist. As they take their first step, they will find a rock beneath their feet. (F.B. Meyer) | |||
Tracy 7/11/2026 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 3:06:37 PM 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. | |||
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