• “Dear soul, abandon yourself to the guidance of your divine Master and shrink from no surrender for which He may call…your light shall shine so brightly that men seeing, not you, but your good works, shall glorify, not you, but your Father which is in heaven.” – Hannah Whitall Smith

Time For God by Elisabeth Elliot

It is a good and necessary thing to set aside time for God in each day. The busier the day,… Continue reading

Thoughts on Psalm 139:2 by Susannah Spurgeon

‘Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.’ (Psalm 139:2).

Thou Knowest. Come my soul, here… Continue reading

God’s Refreshment – Streams in the Desert 12/23

“The journey is too great for thee” (1 King 19:7).
And what did God do with His tired servant? Gave… Continue reading

Thoughts Concerning the King by Elizabeth Prentiss


There is certainly enough in our Savior, if we only open our eyes that we may see it, to solve… Continue reading

Night of Pure Faith – Streams in the Desert 12/22

“Lo, a horror of great darkness fell upon him” (Gen. 15:12).
The sun at last went down, and the swift,… Continue reading

The Sure Afterward by Frances Ridley Havergal

(From her devotional book entitled Royal Bounty.)


“Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless,… Continue reading

The Path to Blessing – Streams in the Desert 12/21

“To him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon because he hath wholly followed the Lord” (Deut.… Continue reading

The Secret of a Happy Day by Francis R. Havergal

‘The secret of the Lord is with them that fear Him.’ -Ps. XXV. 14.

I.

JUST to let thy Father… Continue reading

Dare to Be Alone – Streams in the Desert 12/20

“Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me” (John 16:32).
It need not be said that to… Continue reading

Call Back – Streams in the Desert 12/19

“It shall turn to you for a testimony’ (Luke 21:13).
Life is a steep climb, and it does the heart… Continue reading

  • “It is mercy that our lives are not left for us to plan, but that our Father chooses for us; else might we sometimes turn away from our best blessings, and put from us the choicest loveliest gifts of his providence.” – Susannah Spurgeon

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[The Corinthians’ Repentance] Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. — 2 Corinthians 7:1 (NKJV)

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  • “O God, my heart doth long for Thee, let me die, let me die…unto the world and its applause, to all the customs, fashions, laws, of those who hate the humbling cross” – Janette Palmiter

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