Streams in the Desert March 1 Daily Devotional

Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked (Eccl. 7:13).
Often God seems to place His children in positions of profound difficulty, leading them into a wedge from which there Is no
escape; contriving a situation which no human judgment would have permitted, had it been previously consulted. The very cloud
conducts them thither. You may be thus involved at this very hour.
It does seem perplexing and very serious to that degree, but it is
perfectly right The issue will more than justify Him who has brought you hither. It is a platform for the display of His
almighty grace and power.

He will not only deliver you; but in doing so, He win give you a
lesson that you will never forget and to which, in many a psalm and song, in after days, you will revert You will never be able to
thank God enough for having done just as He has. --Selected.
We may wait till He explains,
Because we know that Jesus reigns.
It puzzles me; but, Lord, Thou understandest, And wilt one day explain this crooked thing.
Meanwhile, I know that it has worked out Thy best-- Its very crookedness taught me to cling.
Thou has fenced up my ways, made my paths crooked,
To keep my wand'ring eyes fixed on Thee,
To make me what I was not, humble, patient; To draw my heart from earthly love to Thee.
So I will thank and praise Thee for this puzzle, And trust where I cannot understand.
Rejoicing Thou dost hold me worth such testing, I cling the closer to Thy guiding hand.--F. E. M. I.