Whispers of His Power – JANUARY 24

Mark 9.36: And He took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when He had taken him in His arms, He said unto them …

The little boy might have been shy standing alone among thirteen grown-up men, perhaps strangers.  Most children would be.  But there is nothing too small for the love of our Lord Jesus to understand and to remember.  Before He spoke words that would naturally cause the men to look at the little boy, thus making him feel observed and uncomfortable, He took him in His arms.

Perhaps this day is going to hold specially trying things.  There are sure to be things that we would not wish to have to face.  Before they happen – if we are little enough to let Him do it – our Lord Jesus will do for us just what He did for that child long ago.  We need never stand alone among our troubles.  We need never be lonely at all.  We need never be afraid.

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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.