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Whispers of His Power – FEBRUARY 20

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Whispers of His Power – FEBRUARY 20

Josh. 1.9: Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

1 Sam. 21.9: And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest… it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.

If our Lord does not despair of us, we must not despair of ourselves.  A teacher has no chance with a despairing child, nor has a doctor with a despairing patient. If the child says ‘I can’t’ often enough, it simply cannot, and nothing anyone can do can help.

So we must not say, ‘I can’t.  Others can, but they are different.  It is not in me to conquer.  I shall be defeated to the end.’

That is folly, and treachery too, for it is disbelieving the word of our God.  His word is always, ‘Fear not; you can.’  Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage.  Is there one discouraging word in our Bible?  Not one.

Try using Bible words as a sword with which to fight the devil of discouragement.  There is none like that; give it me, David said about the sword of Goliath the Philistine.  How much more may we say about the strong word of our God:  ‘There is none like that, O Spirit of the living God.  Give it to me.’

Ask, and He will.

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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.

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