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March 31 “ ‘The wind was contrary.” (Matt. 14:24) RUDE and blustering the winds of March often are. Do they not typify the tempestuous seasons of my life? But, indeed, I ought to be glad that I make acquaintance with these seasons. Better it is that the rains descend and the floods come than that IContinue reading “Streams in the Desert”

March 30 “Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.” (Isa. 50:11) WHAT a solemn warning to those who walk in darknessContinue reading “Streams in the Desert”

March 29 “Consider the lilies, how they grow.” (Matt. 6:28) I NEED oil,” said an ancient monk; so he planted an olive sapling. “Lord,” he prayed, “it needs rain that its tender roots may drink and swell. Send gentle showers.” And the Lord sent gentle showers. “Lord,” prayed the monk, “my tree needs sun. SendContinue reading “Streams in the Desert”

March 28 “And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down fromContinue reading “Streams in the Desert”

March 27 “I do not count the sufferings of our present life worthy of mention when compared with the glory that is to be revealed and bestowed upon us.” (Rom. 8:18) (20th Century Trans) A REMARKABLE incident occurred recently at a wedding in England. A young man of large wealth and high social position, whoContinue reading “Streams in the Desert”