Whispers of His Power – FEBRUARY 23

Gen. 50.21 (margin): And he comforted them, and spake to their hearts.

Joseph spoke kindly to his brothers; he spoke to their hearts.

Everyone has a chance to do this.  If something upsetting happens, don’t let it upset.  But if it has, ‘speak to the heart’ of the one who is causing the upset.  Find the heart under the outside upset part, and speak to it.  A tired heart confuses the mind, and so also the outlook on life.

Even in the most difficult days it is not hard to find the heart of a fellow-lover of our Lord Jesus.  Find it, and then, taking as little notice as possible of the outside, speak to the heart.

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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.