Whispers of His Power – JANUARY 19

Exod. 25.22: There I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat.

I will meet with thee means ‘meet together by appointment’.

Have we ever come late to that appointment?  We apologize if we come late to an appointment with a fellow human, especially if he or she has much to do.  Should we keep our God waiting?  Has He not much to do?  My Father worketh hitherto, and I work, said His Son who knew (John 5.17).

We cannot imagine the mind that timed the wheeling of the stars thinking little of a few minutes lost in waiting for one who was late at his appointment.  If we come to our fixed times of prayer late or unprepared we lose something that cannot be recovered.  God help us to be reverent – to be punctual and to be prepared is to be reverent.  And then He promises, I will meet thee – meet thee by appointment – and I will commune with thee.

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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.