But I operate the ministry this way for the benefit of the Church at Large. I cheerfully bear the trials and the precious joys of this life of faith if at least some of my fellow-believers might see that a child of God does have power with Him by prayer and faith. Page 164 of autobiography
The legendary faith of George Mueller had an aroma about it which
persistently followed his ministry, writings, preaching, and testimony. That aroma was selfless service. He spent 70 years in a lifestyle of ministry and service, preaching multiple times a week, and providing food, lodging, education, and spiritual discipleship for thousands of orphans in Britain. He pastored the same church for 66 years (Muller of Bristol pg 92), read through the scriptures hundreds of times, never once asked anyone, but God, for a cent, refused to accept a salary (Muller of Bristol pg. 92), started an organization devoted to cultivating strong biblical knowledge and application, established over a hundred schools dedicated to Christian education, disseminated a multitude of tracts, Bibles, and Christian literature.  Further, he spent the last several years of his long life touring the world doing a sort of evangelistic preaching mission. Such accomplishments beg the question: what engine drove this man? [Read more…] about George Muller: For the Benefit of the Church