Whispers of His Power – OCTOBER 11
1 Chron. 28.9: Know thou the God of thy father, and serve Him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek Him, He will be found of thee.
Serve Him with a willing mind. That means, Do not long for what is not given. Trust Me. Look on. Press on. Serve Me with a willing mind.
The word is a call to faith and to obedience. We are called to serve with a willing mind just where we are, and just as things are. We may not be able to see the meaning of anything, or to catch the least glimpse of the gladness on before. Don’t let us disappoint our God. He trusts us to trust. He loves the offering of a willing mind.
The Lord searches our hearts, and knows all our imaginations, all our thoughts. If we seek Him, He will reveal Himself to us in all His love and beauty.
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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.
