Whispers of His Power – SEPTEMBER 3

1 Chron. 27.31:  And over the flocks was Faziz the Hagerite.

His name meant Shining.  Most of us have sometimes to do with camels, sometimes with asses, but oftenest, thank God, with the flocks of the Good Shepherd.

There was once an unhappy shepherd, Zechariah, who dismissed three under-shepherds in one month, and said, And my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me (Zech.11.8).  We have a very different flock from that committed to poor Zechariah, and quite different fellow-shepherds.  Are we half grateful enough for the joys of good fellowship?

Jaziz had a beautiful name – Shining.  No dullness, no heavy-heartedness as he tended the flocks.  God make us all to be Jaziz – happy shepherds, shining shepherds.

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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.