Whispers of His Power –  MARCH 14

2 Tim. 1.13:  Hold fast the form of sound words.

God’s love is very brave.  He trusts us not to look back and wonder about things, or wonder about present things either, or fear for future things.  Often in our work for Him something happens which seems the most hindering thing possible.  It cuts straight across our hopes and plans.  The only thing to do then is to take 2 Timothy 1.12 and use it about everything.

I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that He is able to keep that which I have committed unto Him.

If we are certain, beyond a doubt, that He whom we have believed is able to keep that precious thing or person which we have committed unto Him, then we have peace.  If we hold fast the form of these sound words, they will carry us through any storm.  They will lead us straight to those other words in Isaiah 26.3: Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee: because he trusteth in 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.