George Müller: The Modern Apostle of Faith

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“My whole life,’ he once said, ‘is one single service for God. The caring for the bodies of the children is the mere instrumentality. My heart felt, my heart bled, for the poor orphan children, and I desired to see them well-housed and fed; but that was not my motive. My heart desired to benefit them with a good education; but that was not my motive. My heart longed for the salvation of their souls; but even that was not my motive. The glory of God—that it might be seen by the whole world and the whole Church of God that yet in these days God listens to prayer, and that God is the same in power and love that He ever was—To illustrate THAT I have devoted my whole life.’” (Pages 2–3)

“He retired to rest apparently in his customary health after the meeting, and about seven o’clock the next morning (March 10th, 1898) an attendant went to his bedroom with a cup of tea as was the custom. She knocked at the door, but, receiving no answer, entered, and Mr. Müller was found lying lifeless on the floor by the side of his bed.” (Page 239)

“Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it’ (Ps. 81:10).” (Page 52)

“how gladly should we seek habitually to spend and be spent for Him.” (Page 183)

“Even as to the way of spending our money, we should not be led by mere feeling, much less be influenced by its becoming known, and thus getting esteem from our fellow-men; nor should we do things because others do them, but as the stewards of God we should contribute the much or the little we have to give, as we are led after prayer, doing always what we do to God and not to man.” (Page 186)