George Muller: Bitesize Biographies

(1805 1898), and sadly, fewer and fewer of each ensuing

generation have been acquainted with the remarkable story of

the man who believed unreservedly in the power of prayer. In his

lifetime, Mu ller was known world-wide for his work with

orphans in Bristol, and all who were familiar with the homes on

Ashley Down knew that George Mu ller asked no one but God to

provide for the needs of the thousands of children in his care and

that God never failed to provide.

"But without faith it is impossible to please him," the Bible

declares in Hebrews 11:6, "for he that cometh to God must

believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that

diligently seek him." This was the lived-out testimony of George

Mu ller, who claimed that God had rewarded him with at least

fifty-thousand answers to prayer. Some have said Mu ller's faith

in God's hearing and answering prayer was child-like. He would

have taken no offense. His child-like faith was rewarded with the

blessing of being used by God to bring thousands of individuals

to faith in Jesus Christ through his preaching in Bristol, the

orphan homes, the distribution of Scripture by the Scriptural

Knowledge Institution, aid to missionaries, and his world-wide

evangelism campaign.