Whispers of His Power – NOVEMBER 14

Prov. 1.17:  Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

When God is speaking to a soul, the devil always tries to spread a net to entangle him.  Have you ever heard a message and found yourself thinking, ‘Yes, that is just the word for him.  It fits him exactly.  I hope he will take it to heart.’  If you have, then you know one of his favourite nets.  He tries to make us think of somebody else, and pass the message on to him, instead of taking it for ourselves.

But surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.  If you see the net, pray this prayer:  ‘Lord, open my ears to hear what Thou wilt say to me.  Make me sincere, and give me grace to obey.’

And then, Whatsoever He saith unto you, do it (John 2.5).

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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.