Whispers of His Power – NOVEMBER 12

Isa. 64.5-8 (RV):  Behold, Thou wast wroth, and we sinned:  in them have we been of long time, and shall we be saved?  For we are all become as one that is unclean, and all our righteousnesses are as a polluted garment:  and we all do fade as a leaf;  and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.  And there is none that calleth upon Thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of Thee…

But now, O Lord, Thou art our father;  we are the clay, and Thou our potter; and we all are the work of Thy hand.

Isaiah speaks of a great need of salvation.  RV makes the meaning clear.  In our sins have we been of long time.  Honest words about our condition follow, and then the blessed, healing But now of the eternal mercy of God. But now, O Lord, Thou art our Father.

Are you discouraged because of something wrong that has been ‘of long time’?  Thank God there is no need to be discouraged.  You may have to ‘stir yourself up to take hold’.  It will mean an effort of will and an act of faith.  But It is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure (Phil. 2.13).  And He is our Father.

But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him (Luke 15.20).

oooOOOooo

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.