Whispers of His Power – APRIL 15
Ps. 17.15: As for me, I will behold Thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with Thy likeness.
A little Indian girl thought that if she wakened suddenly one morning she might see the angels as Jacob saw them. Rotherham translates the last verse of Psalm 17, I shall be satisfied when awakened by a vision of Thee, or as the margin has it by Thine appearing.
It would be very joyful to be wakened by a vision of angels, by their appearing here in the room. But what will it be to be awakened by a vision of the Lord of the angels, our Lord whom we have loved so long and never seen? And then We shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is (1 John 3.2).
Perhaps we shall see the angels first, as I suppose the happy Lazarus did when he was ‘carried by angels’ all the way home. But that will only be the beginning of joy.
Revelation 22.3-4 tells us, His servants shall serve Him: and they shall see His face; and His name shall be in their foreheads. That will be heaven.
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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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