Whispers of His Power – MAY 27

Phil. 2.13:  It is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure.

Jacob Boehme, who was born in 1575, wrote, ‘Hold Thou Thy Grace in love in Jesus Christ over me, and give me a happy spirit in which to work Thy wonders.  Let Thy holy angel rule me all my life long, and be in me my willing, my working, and my fulfilling.’

There are times when we get to the end of our own willing.  What utter rest and joy it is, then, to count upon this word in Philippians 2.13, and to pray as Jacob Boehme did so long ago, Be in me my willing, my working and my fulfilling.

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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.