I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever! — Revelation 1:18 Flowers! Easter lilies! Speak to me this morning the same sweet lesson of immortality you have been speaking to so many sorrowing souls for years. Wise old Book! Let me read again in your pages…
Joy Through Sorrow
The LORD blessed the latter part of Job’s life more than the first. — Job 42:12 Job found his legacy through the grief he experienced. He was tried that his godliness might be confirmed and validated. In the same way, my troubles are intended to deepen my character and to clothe me in gifts I…
Believing in Hope
Editor’s Note: It’s Sit & Listen Saturday at Devotionals Daily. Enjoy reading as well as listening to this devotion from Streams in the Desert by L. B. E. Cowman. Listen on the blog below or on your Alexa device by enabling the skill and then prompting, “Alexa, ask devotionals to read today’s devotion.” Whatever you…
Pray Until You Believe
“Go,” Jesus replied, “your son will live.” The man took Jesus at his word and departed. – John 4:50 Whatever you ask for in prayer, believe. – Mark 11:24 When you are confronted with a matter that requires immediate prayer, pray until you believe God—until with wholehearted sincerity you can thank Him for the answer. If you…
A Quiet Life
Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life. — 1 Thessalonians 4:11 Beloved! This is our spirit’s deepest need. It is thus that we can learn to know God. It is thus that we receive spiritual refreshment and nutriment. It is thus that we are nourished and fed. It is thus that we receive…
The Plow of the Lord
When a farmer plows for planting, does he plow continually? — Isaiah 28:24 One day in early summer I walked past a lovely meadow. The grass was as soft, thick, and beautiful as an immense green rug. At one end of the meadow stood a fine old tree that served as a sanctuary for countless…
Immediate Obedience: The Fruit of Faith
On that very day Abraham [did]… as God told him. – Genesis 17:23 Instant obedience is the only kind of obedience there is, for delayed obedience is disobedience. Each time God calls upon us to do something, He is offering to make a covenant with us. Our part is to obey, and then He will do His…
My Lord Is Living! Christ Is Alive!
I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever! — Revelation 1:18 Flowers! Easter lilies! Speak to me this morning the same sweet lesson of immortality you have been speaking to so many sorrowing souls for years. Wise old Book! Let me read again in your pages…
Made Perfect Through Suffering
For I consider that our present sufferings cannot even be compared to the glory that will be revealed to us. — Romans 8:18 I kept for nearly a year the flask-shaped cocoon of an emperor moth. It is very peculiar in its construction. A narrow opening is left in the neck of the flask, through…
Do Not Be Anxious
Do not be anxious about anything. — Philippians 4:6 Anxiety should never be found in a believer. In spite of the magnitude, quantity, and diversity of our trials, afflictions, and difficulties, anxiety should not exist under any circumstances. This is because we have a Father in heaven who is almighty, who loves His children as…
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