PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
Answers to Prayer, from George Müller's Narratives
Müller, George, 1805-1898 · 32,187 words · 75 reading sections
Part 61
"Oct. 17, 1854.--This morning at family prayer, came, in the course of reading, Exodus v, which shows that, just before the deliverance of the Israelites out of Egypt, their trials were greater than ever. They had not only to make the same number of bricks as before, but also to gather stubble, as no straw was given th…
565 wordsSECTION 62ARE YOU PREPARED FOR ETERNITY?
"In looking over my account books, I meet again and again with the name of one and another who has finished his course. Soon, dear reader, your turn and mine may come. Are you prepared for eternity? Affectionately I press this question upon you. Do not put it away. Nothing is of greater moment than this point; yea, all…
450 wordsSECTION 63WAITING ONLY UPON GOD.
"Sept 6, 1854.--Received from Clerkenwell £50 to be used one-half for missions, and the other half as I thought best. I took the one-half for the support of the Orphans, and find the following remark in my journal respecting this donation: 'What a precious answer to prayer!' Since Aug. 26th we have been day by day comi…
464 wordsSECTION 64IN THE LORD JEHOVAH IS EVERLASTING STRENGTH.
Under date Nov. 9, 1861, Mr. Müller wrote:-- "Nov. 9. Saturday evening. When this week commenced, I received only £3 19s. by the first delivery. Shortly after there came in the course of my reading, through the Holy Scriptures, Isaiah xxvi, 4, 'Trust ye in the Lord for ever; for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting stre…
274 wordsSECTION 65JESUS CHRIST, THE SAME YESTERDAY, AND TO-DAY, AND FOREVER.
"May 26, 1861.--At the close of the period I find, that the total expenditure for all the various objects was £24,700 16s. 4d., or £67 13s. 5¾d. per day, all the year round. During the coming year I expect the expenses to be considerably greater. But God, who has helped me these many years, will, I believe, help me in …
641 wordsSECTION 66THOROUGHLY IN HEART PREPARED FOR TRIALS OF FAITH.
Under date July 28, 1874, Mr. Müller wrote:-- "It has for months appeared to me, as if the Lord meant, by His dealings with us, to bring us back to that state of things, in which we were for more than ten years, from August, 1838, to April, 1849, when we had day by day, almost without interruption, to look to Him for …
719 wordsSECTION 67STRONG IN FAITH, GIVING GLORY TO GOD.
On March 27, 1881, Mr. Müller found that no money remained in hand for the School, Bible, Missionary and Tract Funds. Nearly £1,400 had been spent for these Objects during the previous month. He writes:-- "What was now to be done, dear reader, under these circumstances, when all the money for the above Objects was aga…
862 wordsSECTION 68Part 68
"Oct. 21.--Received from Wottan-under-edge £1,000. * * * * * God, in answer to our prayers, spoke to His dear child, and inclined his heart to send to us more than ever. Thus He also gives proof, that during the previous year, when we were so low as to funds, it was only for the trial of our faith and patience, and not…
883 wordsSECTION 69Part 69
"March 4.--_This very day_ God begins to answer our prayers, as we have received a very good offer for the land we have to sell, even £1,000 per acre. The beginning of the day was darker as to outward appearances than ever: but we trusted in God for help. The first three deliveries of letters brought us only £4, and th…
140 wordsSECTION 70MR. MÜLLER'S DEPARTURE TO BE WITH CHRIST.
On the evening of Wednesday, March 9th, 1898, Mr. Müller took part in the usual meeting for prayer held in the Orphan-House No. 3; retired at his usual hour to rest, and early on the following morning (the 10th of March) alone, in his bed-room, breathed his last, realizing what had long been with him a most joyous anti…
641 wordsSECTION 71FIVE CONDITIONS OF PREVAILING PRAYER
Entire dependence upon the merits and mediation of the Lord Jesus Christ, as the only ground of any claim for blessing. (See John xiv. 13, 14; xv. 16, etc.) 2.--Separation from all known sin. If we regard iniquity in our hearts, the Lord will not hear us, for it would be sanctioning sin. (Psalm lxvi. 18.) 3.--Faith i…
152 wordsSECTION 72THE CAREFUL AND CONSECUTIVE READING OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES
Concerning this subject Mr. Müller says: "I fell into the snare, into which so many young believers fall, the reading of religious books in preference to the Scriptures. I could no longer read French and German novels, as I had formerly done, to feed my carnal mind; but still I did not put into the room of those books …
901 wordsSECTION 73Part 73
"III.--It is of immense importance for the understanding of the word of God, to read it in course, so that we may read every day a portion of the Old and a portion of the New Testament, going on where we previously left off. This is important--1, Because it throws light upon the connection; and a different course, acco…
458 wordsSECTION 74PROVING THE ACCEPTABLE WILL OF GOD
It is very instructive and helpful to see the way in which Mr. Müller proved the acceptable will of the Lord, when exercised in heart about the enlargement of the Orphan work, so that not only 300 but 1000 Orphans might be provided for. "Dec. 11, 1850.--The especial burden of my prayer therefore is, that God would be …
760 wordsSECTION 75Part 75
"Jan. 2, 1851.--A week ago I wrote the preceding paragraph. During this week I have still been helped, day by day, and more than once every day, to seek the guidance of the Lord about another Orphan-House. The burden of my prayer has still been, that He, in His great mercy, would keep me from making a mistake. During t…
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Public domain in the USA; original historical text digitized by Project Gutenberg.
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Historical Christian writing; not Scripture.