Whispers of His Power – OCTOBER 29
Prov. 12.27: The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting describes the kind of Bible reading that fills notebooks with notes, but stops at that. Everything is meant to be turned to some use. What we learn is meant to be given to others, sooner or later. Commands are meant to be obeyed; promises are meant to be trusted and lived upon.
What are we doing with what we find in our Bibles? What about that beautiful verse found and marked yesterday? Did we turn it into life? Did we use it as a precious substance for our nourishment in weakness, or encouragement in difficulty, or victory in temptation, or joy in weariness, or peace in strife? The substance of a diligent man is precious, it counts for something. It must not be left like the talent in the napkin to do nothing for anyone.
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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.
