Streams in the Desert July 14 Daily Devotional

Bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar (Psalm 118.27).
Is not this altar inviting thee? Shall we not ask to be bound to it

that we may never be able to start back from our attitude of
consecration? There are times when life is full of roseate light, and
we choose the Cross; at other times, when the sky is grey, we shrink from it. It is well to be bound
Wilt Thou bind us, most blessed Spirit and enamor us with the
Cross, and let us never leave it? Bind us with the scarlet cord of redemption, and the gold cord of love, and the silver cord of
Advent-hope, so we will not go back from it or wish for another lot than to be the humble partners with our Lord in His pain and
sorrow!
The horns of the altar invite thee. Wilt thou come? Wilt thou dwell ever in a spirit of resigned humility, and give thyself wholly to
the Lord? --Selected.
The story is told of a colored brother who, at a camp meeting, tried to give himself to God. Every night at the altar he
consecrated himself; but every night before he left the meeting,
the devil would come to him and convince him that he did not feel any different and therefore he was not consecrated.
Again and again he was beaten back by the adversary. Finally, one evening he came to the meeting with an axe and a big stake. After consecrating himself, be drove the stake into the ground just where he had knelt As he was leaving the building, the devil came to him as usual and tried to make him believe that it was all a farce.
At once he went back to the stake and, pointing to it said, "Look
here, Mr. Devil, do you see that stake? Well, that's my witness
that God has forever accepted me." Immediately the devil left him, and he had no further doubts on the subject. --The Still Small
Voice.
Beloved, if you are tempted to doubt the finality of your
consecration, drive a slake down somewhere and let it be your witness before God and even the devil that you have settled the question forever.
Are you groping for a blessing, Never getting there?
Listen to a word in season, Get somewhere.
Are you struggling for salvation By your anxious prayer?
Stop your struggling, simply trust, and- Get somewhere.
Does the answer seem to linger To your earnest prayer?
Turn your praying into praise, and- Get somewhere.
You will never know His fulness Till you boldly dare
To commit your all to Him, and-
Get somewhere. --Songs of the Spirit.