The Work of Müller's

For so many people from all over the world the story of the faith of George Müller continues to have a profound influence. 

This is due partly to the world-wide reputation of the orphan care work which has been modelled in so many different parts of the world.

Part of it is due to the fact that Müller spent 20 years of his life in his seventies and eighties travelling the world sharing the message of a God who answers prayer still. 

It is also in part due to the incredible record that we have through his diaries (The Narratives) of the day-by-day bringing of needs only to God in prayer and the daily experience of God answering those prayers.

It is amazing that the story of a life that was lived trusting only in God, a life in love with Jesus Christ and a lasting testimony of a God who cares for us and who is totally trustworthy is still fresh and challenging today, even though this man was born over 200 years ago.

It would be wrong to think that the answers to prayer that George Müller experienced were all easy and quick – his diaries show that his experience was often far from that. Life was tough at times, but he learned to be persistent in and committed to the challenging task that God set him – that of demonstrating the faithfulness of God in prayer, often in the most miraculous of circumstances. His diaries provide documentary evidence of 50,000 answers to prayer, of which 30,000 had been answered in 24 hours or less!

Here was a man who, in want, knew the challenge of waiting and being persistent in prayer; a man who was so thankful that he saw the faithfulness of God in answering those prayers, many of which were miraculous, timely and fairly immediate. It is not surprising that his story spans not just the ages but also the nations, for many seek the intimacy that Müller enjoyed with his God.

The Müller story is not just a challenge for Christians in their walk with God, but equally it is for those who are not yet Christians, for in these many answers to prayer can be seen evidence of the reality of the things of God. This was Müller’s aim and hope.

The three key principles which have been the common thread in the work of Müller’s over the years – faith, care and evangelism – begin with faith. The caring and evangelistic activity of Müller’s must flow from the starting point of faith. Without trust in God through Jesus Christ and in His provision in answer to prayer, our activity will be ill founded. The ways in which we do things may change but this godly pattern remains unchanged.

To this day, the Trust continues to pursue the vision of George Müller to reach out to a needy world.

Download and read The Bristol Miracle - an account of the life of George Müller