Whispers of His Power –  MARCH 18

John 14.28:  I go away, and come again unto you.

These words refer to the parting, before our Lord Jesus would come again and receive His disciples unto Himself, never to be parted from Him again.

But can one thought, however rich, ever exhaust the meaning in His words?  These special words, I go away, and come again unto you, cast light on Isaiah 48.21: ‘They thirsted not when He led them through the deserts.’  He who never really leaves us, does at times appear to do so.  We all know what desert times are, what it means not to see Him clearly, not to hear His voice, not to feel His presence.

But ‘there is not enough darkness in all the world to put out the light of one little glow-worm’.  This word of cheer is far more unquenchable than any light of earth.  Does it seem as though He has gone away?  He has not, but does it sometimes seem so?  Then let His word do its loving will in our hearts.  ‘I will not stay away.  I go away, and come again unto you.’

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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.