Among the greatest examples of what can be accomplished through simple faith in the
promises of God is demonstrated in the ministry of a man named George Muller. When
God put it in this man's heart to build orphanages in England, Muller had only two
shillings (50 cents) in his pocket. From this humble beginning and throughout his entire
ministry, Muller never made his needs known to any man, but only to God alone. He
never sent out financial appeals or took offerings. He never contacted donors or had a
fund-raising program.
By trusting God alone, some $7,000,000 in U.S. funds were given to Muller to build and
maintain orphan homes in Bristol, England. Near the time of Muller's death, there were
five immense buildings which accommodated two thousand orphans. In all the years
since the mission was launched, the orphans never went hungry. One of the greatest
effects of Mueller's ministry was to inspire others to follow his example, resulting in at
least one hundred thousand orphans being cared for in England alone some fifty years
after Muller began his work.
In addition to directing the orphanages, Muller preached three times a week from 1830 to
1898. When he turned 70, he fulfilled a life-long dream of missionary work for the next
17 years until he was 87. He traveled to 42 countries, preaching on average of once a day,
addressing some three million people. From the end of his travels in 1892 when he was
87 until his death in March of 1898, Muller preached in his church and worked for the
Scripture Knowledge Institute which he had founded.
His funeral was held in Bristol where he had served for sixty-six years. Tens of
thousands of people reverently stood along the route of the simple procession. Men left
their workshops and offices, women left their homes, all seeking to pay their last respects
to a man who by faith alone had so greatly impacted his generation. George Muller's
advice was:
"Trust in God, not in man, not in circumstances...not in natural prospects, not in
former donors, but solely in God. This is that which brings the blessing. If we say
we trust in Him, but in reality do not, then God, taking us at our word, lets us see
that we do not really confide in Him; and hence failure arises. On the other hand,
if our trust in the Lord is real, help will surely come...We serve a God with
unlimited resources and power, all the resources of the Godhead are at our
disposal."
This is an example of what God can do through one man who places his confidence in
God as his Source. What God did for George Muller, He can do for you. What God did
for Israel and others down through the centuries, He will do for you. You have access to
supernatural sufficiency--all that is needed to achieve your divine destiny.
PRAYER:
My FATHER, My God, this year let my life reflect the blessing of the Lord, I shall not be static, I decree PROGRESS, FAVOR, HONOR, AND INFLUENCE are my portion. My life is SALTED, My speech is SALTED, My Home and Business are SALTED in the name of Jesus.
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