Whispers of His Power – AUGUST 2

Num. 4.16:  And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest pertaineth… the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, in the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof.

Ps. 138.3:  In the day when I cried Thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.

Numbers 4 is one of the many chapters in the Bible which hallows detail.  ‘The oversight of the tabernacle and of all that therein is’ included such detail as the naming of the separate instruments used.  There is something very loving in the way burden-bearing is recognized as part of service – Aaron and his sons were to appoint them every one to his service and to his burden (Num. 4.19),  The God with whom we have to do is a God who understands.

Are you burdened in your service today because of the continual necessity of looking after details?  In work of every sort there are a thousand tiny things which do not seem to matter, and yet matter very much.  Indeed there is nothing, except things concerning our own comfort or desires, about which we can say ‘It doesn’t matter’

How can our spirit be kept fresh and sweet and buoyant and tireless?  A quick look up, ‘O Lord, Thou knowest’, will restore us.  In the day – in the moment – when I cried Thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.

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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.