A Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller. Part 4Müller, George
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A Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller. Part 4
Müller, George
Orphanages -- Great Britain; Prayer
I cannot, however, dismiss this subject, without commending this poor
widow to the prayers of all who love our Lord Jesus, that she may be
kept humble, lest, thinking highly of herself, on account of what she
has been enabled to do, by the grace of God, she should not only lose
blessing in her own soul, but this circumstance should become a snare to
her. Pray also, believing Reader, that she may never be allowed to
regret what she has done for the Lord.
May 23. Yesterday I looked over the list of the 56 labourers in the
Word, whom I seek to assist, in order to see to whom it would be
desirable to send help; and, having drawn out a list, with the
respective amounts for each, I found that it would be desirable to send
out this week 327l., but I wanted at least 50l. more, to be able to
accomplish this. Accordingly I gave myself to prayer, if it might please
the Lord to send me the means. And now, this morning, in answer to
prayer, I received anonymously from bankers in London 100l., which the
donor desired to be applied for the current expenses for the Orphans,
and for labourers in the Gospel at Home and Abroad. I took therefore
50l. for the Orphans, and 50l. for home and foreign labourers.
By the same post I received also from the neighbourhood of Shrewsbury
10l., the disposal of which being left to me, I took for missionary
objects.--I have now the desire of my heart granted, being able to
send out the full amount of what it yesterday appeared to me desirable
that I should send to the brethren whom I seek to help.
Means for the support of the 300 Orphans, already under our care, sent
in answer to prayer, from May 26, 1853, to May 26, 1854.
At the commencement of this period, there was in hand the balance of
117l. 10s. 9d. This was the visible support, in the way of pecuniary
means, which we had to look to for 320 inmates in the New Orphan House,
whilst often two or three days might call for such an amount as this.
But we hoped in God, as in former years, and, by His grace, were upheld,
and our faith was not allowed to fail, though it was not a little tried,
as the following pages will show.
Of the donations which came in between May 26, and June. 13, 1853, I
will only mention the following. On June 1st I received from Cape Town
2l. for the Orphans, and 3l. for tracts. On June 8th I received from
Rhode Island, United States, 20 dollars and 5 dollars (4l. 15s. 9d.
English), when I had scarcely anything left for the Orphans. Observe,
dear Reader, from Africa and from America the Lord sends help to us,
yea from almost all parts of the world. Thus is He saying to us more and
more; "Only believe." On June 10th I received 5l. from a brother in the
Lord at a distance, as a thank-offering to God, that, having been thrown
from his horse, he had not been killed, but only greatly hurt.
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