Sermons & Devotionals by Charles E. Cowman
Charles E. Cowman
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Charles E. Cowman
The Road Uphill
"Walking in the midst of the fire" (Daniel 3:25). The fire did not arrest their motion; they walked in the midst of it. It was one of the streets through which they moved to their destiny. The comfort of Christ's revelation is not that it teaches emancipation from sorrow, but emancipation through so... Read More
Charles E. Cowman
Secret Prayer
"I have called you friends" (John 15:15). Years ago there was an old German professor whose beautiful life was a marvel to his students. Some of them resolved to know the secret of it; so one of their number hid in the study where the old professor spent his evenings. It was late when the teacher ca... Read More
Charles E. Cowman
Unanswered?
"Hear what the unjust judge saith. And shall not God avenge his own elect which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? I tell you that he will avenge them speedily" (Luke 18:6, 7). God's seasons are not at your beck. If the first stroke of the flint doth not bring forth the fire,... Read More
Charles E. Cowman
Spiritual Force
"All these things are against me" (Gen. 42:36). "All things work together for good to them that love God" (Rom. 8:28). Many people are wanting power. Now how is power produced? The other day we passed the great works where the trolley engines are supplied with electricity. We heard the hum and roar ... Read More
Charles E. Cowman
Placed For a Purpose
"It was noised that he was in the house" (Mark 2:1). The polyps which construct the coral reefs, work away under water, never dreaming that they are building the foundation of a new island on which, by-and-by, plants and animals will live and children of God be born and fitted for eternal glory as j... Read More
Charles E. Cowman
Refreshing Dew
"I will be as the dew unto Israel" (Hosea 14:5). The dew is a source of freshness. It is nature's provision for renewing the face of the earth. It falls at night, and without it the vegetation would die. It is this great value of the dew which is so often recognized in the Scriptures. It is used as ... Read More
Charles E. Cowman
The Second Coming
"Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown" (Rev. 3:11). George Mueller bears this testimony, "When it pleased God in July, 1829, to reveal to my heart the truth of the personal return of the Lord Jesus, and to show me that I had made a great mistake in looki... Read More
Charles E. Cowman
Security in Storms
'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 I should stay... Read More
Charles E. Cowman
Unshaken in Christ
"God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early" (Ps. 46:2, 3, 5) "Shall not be moved"--what an inspiring declaration! Can it be possible that we, who are so easily moved by the things of earth, can arrive at a place where nothing can upset us or disturb... Read More
Charles E. Cowman
The Father's Hand
"Your heavenly Father knoweth" (Matt. 6:32). A visitor at a school for the deaf and dumb was writing questions on the blackboard for the children. By and by he wrote this sentence: "Why has God made me to hear and speak, and made you deaf and dumb?" The awful sentence fell upon the little ones like ... Read More
Charles E. Cowman
Polish Comes Through Trouble
"He hath made me a polished shaft" (Isa. 49:2). There is a very famous "Pebble Beach" at Pescadero, on the California coast. The long line of white surf comes up with its everlasting roar, and rattles and thunders among the stones on the shore. They are caught in the arms of the pitiless waves, and ... Read More
Charles E. Cowman
What Cannot Be Uttered
"Likewise also the Spirit helpeth our infirmities; for we know not what to pray for as we ought; but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the sa... Read More
Charles E. Cowman
The Secrets of Providence
"The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him" (Ps. 25:14). There are secrets of Providence which God's dear children may learn. His dealings with them often seem, to the outward eye, dark and terrible. Faith looks deeper and says, "This is God's secret. You look only on the outside; I can look... Read More
Charles E. Cowman
Seek Communion
"They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn and grow as the vine" (Hosea 14:7). The day closed with heavy showers. The plants in my garden were beaten down before the pelting storm, and I saw one flower that I had admired for its beauty and loved for its fragrance e... Read More
Charles E. Cowman
Upper Springs
"And Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou? Who answered, give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs" (Joshua 15:18, 19). There are both upper and nether springs. They are springs, not stagnant p... Read More
Charles E. Cowman
Potent Prayers
"Make thy petition deep" (Isa. 7:11, margin). Make thy petition deep, O heart of mine, Thy God can do much more Than thou canst ask; Launch out on the Divine, Draw from His love-filled store. Trust Him with everything; Begin today, And find the joy that comes When Jesus has His way! --Selected We mu... Read More
Charles E. Cowman
Rehearse Your Troubles to God Only
"Love covereth" (Prov. 10:12). "Be eager in pursuit of this love" (1 Cor. 13:7-13, Weymouth). Rehearse your troubles to God only. Not long ago I read in a paper a bit of personal experience from a precious child of God, and it made such an impression upon me that I record it here. She wrote: "I foun... Read More
Charles E. Cowman
Whatever the Cost
"'Because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son...I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven;...because thou hast obeyed my voice" (Gen. 22:16-18). And from that day to this, men have been learning that when, at God's voice, they surrender up to Him the on... Read More
Charles E. Cowman
Stand Still
"Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord" (Exod. 14:13). These words contain God's command to the believer when he is reduced to great straits and brought into extraordinary difficulties. He cannot retreat; he cannot go forward; he is shut upon the right hand and on the left. What is he now t... Read More
Charles E. Cowman
The Fiery Furnace
"Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ" (2 Cor. 2:14). God gets His greatest victories out of apparent defeats. Very often the enemy seems to triumph for a little, and God lets it be so; but then He comes in and upsets all the work of the enemy, overthrows the apparent... Read More
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