Whispers of His Power – FEBRUARY 25

Acts 26.32: Then said Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar.

It is a mistake to talk much or think much about one’s temptations.  Paul was human, so he must have been tempted when he heard that he could have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.  But never once does he refer to that private temptation.

To talk about one’s temptations is to emphasize them.  The better way is to look up from them to our Lord, who can and does give us victory over them.

Because he did this, Paul had ‘a heart at leisure from itself’ to help others – to help us.

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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.