Whispers of His Power – MAY 2

1 Cor. 15.31:  I die daily.

2 Cor. 11.28:  That which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.

‘The Beloved clothed Himself in the garments of His Lover that he might be His companion in glory for ever.  So the Lover desired to wear crimson garments daily, that his dress might be like that of his Beloved’ (Ramon Lull).

Sometimes we are tempted to be surprised, as though some strange things happened unto us, because of the ‘crimson garment daily’.  For some there is the care that comes daily, the care about the souls of others.  This is part of the fellowship of His sufferings.  For some there is the daily assault of temptation, the suffering of being tempted.

‘Why cannot there be a little respite?  If there is not one thing there is always another.’  That is how we feel and it is true.  It always has been true.  I die daily.

To Ramon Lull, who lived more than 600 years ago, crimson meant suffering.  He did not ask that he might wear the crimson garment sometimes, but always.  He wanted to be willing to die daily, ‘that his dress might be like that of his Beloved’.

He worked among the Muslims of North Africa, was banished, returned and was stoned to death.

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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.