Whispers of His Power – JANUARY 16

Ps. 69.36 (Rotherham): The lovers of His Name shall settle down therein.

Shall we get into the way of thinking of God’s providences* as marginal notes to His written word?  Some of us have Bibles with wide margins and it is easy to write a date or a few words which remind us of something He has done, and which we connect with some verse of strength or cheer.  But whether we write it or not, His providence is a marginal note on His revealed will, and we shall not go far astray if we read the two together.

The lovers of His Name shall settle down therein is written of His people finding their home in their own land.  We are lovers of His Name.  Let us settle down in peace as a bird settles down in its nest, not wanting any other nest, not wondering why the wind blows our tree so fiercely sometimes, or why the sky is sometimes dark and the rain falls heavily.  All that is – by the time it touches us – is His holy providence.  It will only cause to shine forth more clearly the truth of His words of strong consolation.

* Providence… timely care … beneficent care of God.  Concise Oxford

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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.