Whispers of His Power – APRIL 18
Phil. 2.5-7 (RV): Have this mind in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: who… emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant.
1 Pet. 4.1 (RV): Forasmuch then as Christ suffered in the flesh, arm ye yourselves also with the same mind.
Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: here the thought is selflessness. Arm yourselves also with the same mind: here the thought is willingness for suffering.
Do you seem unable to do much? Are you tempted to feel you are of no use at all? The only thing that can hinder a life from telling for Him is the mind that puts self in the centre, and the mind that refuses suffering.
Lord Jesus, give us the mind that was 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.
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