George Muller
Just as God gave the Apostle Paul as an example in his prayer-life for Christians of all time, so He has also given George Müller in these latter days as a proof to His Church how literally and wonderfully He still always hears prayer. It is not only that He gave him in his lifetime over a million pounds sterling, to support his orphanages, but he has also stated that he believed that the Lord had given him more than thirty thousand souls in an- swer to prayer. And that not only from among the orphans, but also many others for whom he (in some cases for fifty years) had prayed faithfully every day, in the firm faith that they would be saved. When he was asked on what ground he so firmly believed this, his answer was: ‘‘There are five conditions which I always endeavour to fulfil, in observing which I have the assurance of answer to my prayer: —
(1) ‘‘I have not the least doubt because I am assured that it is the Lord’s will to save them, for He willeth that all men should be saved, and come to the knowledge of the truth (1 Tim. 2: 4); and we have the assurance ‘that if we ask anything according to His will, He heareth us’ (1 John 5: 14).
(2) ‘‘I have never pleaded for their salvation in my own name, but in the blessed name of my precious Lord Jesus, and on His merits alone (John 14:14).
(3) ‘‘I always firmly believed in the willingness of God to hear my prayers (Mark 11: 24).
(4) **T am not conscious of having yielded to any sin, for ‘if I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me’ when I call (Psa. 66: 18).
(5) ‘‘I have persevered in believing prayer for more than fifty-two years for some, and shall continue till the answer comes: ‘Shall not God avenge 21is own elect which cry day and night unto Him?’”’ (Luke 18: 7).
Take these thoughts into your hearts and practise prayer according to these rules. Let prayer be not only the utterance of your desires, but a fellowship with God, till we know by faith that our prayer is heard. The way George Miller walked is the new and living way to the Throne of Grace, which is open for us all.