George Muller

From the Journals of George Muller

I send you the enclosed small sum, for which you may thank, not the unknown giver, but the Lord, who turneth the hearts like rivers of water. Hold fast the faith which God has given you by His Holy Spirit; it is the most precious treasure in this life, and it contains in itself true happiness. Only seek by watching and prayer more and more to be delivered from all vanity and self-complacency, by which even the true believer may be ensnared when he least expects it. Let it be your chief aim to be more and more humble, faithful, and quiet. May we not belong to those who say and write continually,' Lord,' 'Lord,' but who have Him not deeply in their hearts. Christianity consists not in words, but in power. There must be life in us. For, therefore, God loved us first that we might love Him in return; and that loving we might receive power, to be faithful to Him, and to conquer ourselves, the world, distress, and death. May His Spirit strengthen you for this, that you may be an able messenger of His Gospel! Amen.

I read a biography of George Muller about a year and a half ago.  The faith of George Muller is well known and the stories surrounding the ways that God provided for the orphanages that he directed as well as all the many other ministries that he led are inspiring.  The truth is that God used this biography to encourage us to take the steps that have led to this journey of living by faith that we have been on for the last year.  God has been kind to us and has grown our love for Him.  We have also seen the generosity and kindness of others.  This was one of the many things that I loved about the Muller story.  While George Muller is central to the story of amazing faith, I am also amazed by the responses of so many others who gave to the ministry that he led.  The stories of people showing up with just the exact amount for the bill due at that very hour reveal a sensitivity and awareness of God’s leading – and a response to it.  There were many stories of people on their way to work feeling compelled to stop what they were doing and go to Muller’s office and deliver a check – again, at just the right moment.  This is such a great example of how God is at work all over and in the lives of everyone and how he desires to use everyone to participate in the work of making Jesus known throughout the whole world.  We love doing what we’re doing.  Our support has not been increasing very much and in fact over the last month we lost a few supporters due to changes in work and church.  We are continuing to trust God to bring people to our team that will partner with us to make much of Jesus in Durham and around the world.  Thank you for praying for us.