Whispers of His Power – JANUARY 2

Ps. 143.10 (BCP): Let Thy loving Spirit lead me forth into the land of righteousness.

When I was a schoolgirl I read James Gall’s Primeval Man Unveiled.  One wonderful day I sat on a stool at the feet of the writer of that book, and asked him to explain things I had not understood.  I wondered, as I looked up into the face of that old man, at the loving joy I saw there.

I understand that joy better now.  I know that there are few joys so great as to be asked, by one in earnest to understand, what the words one has written mean.

Is it not wonderful to think that we may give joy to the Writer of our Book by asking Him to open it to us?  We do not think enough of the love of the Spirit of God.  Here is a prayer for all who want to enter into the land whose wealth is prepared for us:  Let Thy loving Spirit lead me forth into the land of righteousness.

May we all be led further and further into that land in this new year.

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These words are from ’Whispers of His Power’ a collection of writings that Amy Carmichael wrote for her ‘children’ and others associated with the Dohnavur Fellowship and are Copyright © The Dohnavur Fellowship 1982

Unless otherwise stated, biblical quotations are from the Authorized King James Version of the Bible.

The following abbreviations are used to refer to other versions and sources:

BCP:               Book of Common Prayer, the Great Bible of Coverdale

Conybeare:       W. J. Conybeare, The Epistles of Paul (a translation)

Delitzsch:        F. Delitzsch, Notes on Job and the Psalms

Kay:                W. Kay, The Psalms (a translation)

LXX:              The Septuagint

Moffatt:           J. Moffatt, The New Testament: a new translation

Rotherham:      J. B. Rotherham, The Emphasized Bible Revised Version

RV:                 Revised Version

Way:              A. Way, The Letters of St Paul (a translation)

Westcott:        F. Westcott, Notes on the Gospel of St John

Weymouth:      R. F. Weymouth, The New Testament in Modern Speech

Young:            R. Young, A Literal Translation of the Bible

Verses of poetry without quotation marks were written by Amy Carmichael.