We should not shrink from opportunities where our faith may be tried. The more I am in a position to be tried in faith, the more I will have the opportunity of seeing God’s help and deliverance. Every fresh instance in which He helps and delivers me will increase my faith. The believer should not shrink from situations, positions, or circumstances in which his faith may be tried, but he should cheerfully embrace them as opportunities to see the hand of God stretched out in help and deliverance. Thus his faith will be strengthened.

George Muller (1805–1898), Evangelist

Topics: Faith & Trust, Courage & Strength, Temptation & Struggle

Occasions: Encouragement

George Muller

George Müller (1805–1898) war ein aus Preußen stammender Prediger und Waisenhausleiter im englischen Bristol sowie eine führende Gestalt der frühen Brüderbewegung. Er wurde bekannt durch den Aufbau von Waisenhäusern für über zehntausend Kinder, deren Unterhalt er ohne Spendenwerbung und Schulden allein durch Gebet finanzierte. Bibellesern gilt er als Beispiel für konsequentes Gottvertrauen im diakonischen Handeln, während seine Haltung in der Bethesda-Kontroverse 1848 die Spaltung in Offene und Exklusive Brüder mitprägte.

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