Whispers of His Power – JUNE 3

1 John 1.3:  And truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

Is this indeed true?  Is this fellowship with the Father and the Son more real, more used than our fellowship with one another?  It is so good to be together, to sing and pray and work together, that we may easily slip into finding our first joy there, rather than in that which alone gives vitality to the other.

Let us pray for those who have not the help of human fellowship, that there may be such a sense of the invisible, the spiritual, the blessed fellowship with the Father and with our Lord Jesus Christ, that all loss may be turned to gain.  And let us watch, lest in our joy in His gifts we ever become dependent upon one another.

O God, Thou art my God:  early will I seek Thee.  My soul thirsteth for Thee, my flesh also Longeth after Thee (Ps. 63.1,2 BCP).  My soul hangeth upon Thee (Ps. 63.9 BCP).

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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.