Whispers of His Power – MAY 13

1 Pet. 5.7:  Casting all your care upon Him;  for He careth for you.

An old woman was walking along the road very wearily, carrying a big bundle, and a friendly carter gave her a lift.  Presently he turned round and saw that she was still holding her bundle in her arms, instead of putting it down in the cart.  When he asked her why she did so foolish a thing, she replied:  ‘It is asking too much of you, to carry my bundle as well as me.’

You know and laugh at that story, but did you ever do just the same yourself?  Are you a little bit anxious about the test of the difficult?  Do you ever wonder how you are going to win through?

Next time that thought comes, remember the old woman and her bundle.  He who carries you, carries your-bundle too.  Casting all your care upon Him;  for He careth for you, does not mean ‘Cast all your other burdens, but be sure to carry this particular one yourself.  All means all.

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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.