A hero is not fed sweets,
Daily his own heart he eats;
Chambers of the great jails,
And head winds right for royal sails. – Emerson
When the enemy meets us at the threshold of any great work for God, let us accept it as “a token of salvation,”
and claim double blessing, victory, and power. Power is developed by resistance.
The cannon carries twice as far
because the exploding power has to find its way through resistance. The way electricity is produced in the powerhouse
yonder is by sharp friction of the revolving wheels.
And so we shall find some day that even Satan has been one of God’s
agencies of blessing. – Days of Heaven Upon Earth.
From Streams In The Desert Vol 1 by Mrs. Charles E. Cowman Zondervan Publishing House p.24