💡George Müller's Game-Changing Revelation

One of my favorite heroes of the faith is George Müller (1805-1898) He cared for over 10,000 orphans without ever asking anyone for money — he prayed, and God provided. He built his entire life on Scripture, reading the Bible over 200 times and shaping every decision by it. He traveled the world preaching well into his 80s, telling millions that God answers prayer. His greatest legacy was not the orphanages, but his unwavering faith in the promises of God.   I'm reading  George Muller of Bristol by Arthur T. Pierson, D.D.  It is a powerful book. I want to share with you what I'm learning from a few pages beginning with page 49.   Before George Müller became  known as a man of extraordinary faith, he was a man who did not yet understand the power of God's Word. His early Christian life was sincere, but shallow. He read religious books, he enjoyed spiritual conversation, but he had not yet discovered the one fountain of wisdom and strength — the Holy Scriptures.   And yet, God was preparing him. When he was 92 years old, he confessed that for every page of any other reading, he was sure he read ten of the Bible.   But back in November of 1825,  when he first met a praying band of disciples, he had never, to his recollection, read even one chapter in the Book of books. And for the first four years of his Christian life, he gave the works of uninspired men practical preference over the Living Oracles.   Only after God created in him a true hunger  for the Scriptures did he look back in wonder: "How could I have treated God's Book with such neglect?"   As he read, a truth dawned on him with growing force: "If God—Creator of heaven and earth—had condescended to become an Author, inspiring holy men to write the Scriptures, then surely in this Book He would impart the most vital truth. Surely His message would cover all that concerns man's welfare. And therefore, under both duty and delight, the believer should instinctively and habitually turn to the Bible."   And something beautiful happened. As Müller read and studied the Book of God, he felt himself admitted into more intimate acquaintance with the Author Himself. During the last twenty years of his life, he read the Scriptures carefully through four or five times annually, and with each reading he sensed a rapid increase in the knowledge of God.     He discovered what many believers overlook: "that the Scriptures are not merely a book to be studied—they are the audience‑chamber of the King of kings."   Müller saw: "How few believers appreciate the privilege of access to the great Author of the universe through His Word. Poor or rich, high or low, ignorant or learned—all are welcomed into His presence through Scripture."   And the promise of God is clear:   James 1:25 BSB  But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.   There is an important principle in this verse. See and do= Blessing   Psalms 1:2,3 BSB  2But his delight  is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law  he meditates day and night. 3 He is like a tree planted  by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.   We see that principle repeated. Delight in the law = Prospers   Joshua 1:8 BSB  This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.   And we see it for the 3rd time. See and do = Success   When Müller found this well‑spring of delight and success, he drank from it daily. And he lamented that his early neglect of Scripture had kept him so long in spiritual infancy—weak, ignorant, and powerless. His close walk with God began the moment he learned that such a walk is always in the light of the inspired Word, which is "a lamp unto the feet and a light unto the path."   He discovered that  "those who keep  intimate converse with the Lord  must  habitually find  in the Scriptures the highway  of such companionship."  Wow! That is so powerful.   Scripture  guided his prayer,  shaped his faith, and opened the door  to true communion with God.   You cannot know God intimately without knowing His Word personally.   Scripture is not just information about God —  it is the place where  God reveals Himself,  speaks,  corrects,  comforts  and guides.     Scripture is  God speaking. Revealing His promises,  His desires,  commands  and His will.   Scripture displays God's Character.   His faithfulness   His mercy   His holiness   His patience   His power   John 17:17 BSB Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.   George Müller's story is about a man who discovered that God's Word is the pathway to God Himself.     He learned that: Scripture is the key to fellowship Scripture is the foundation of prayer Scripture is the anchor of faith Scripture is the doorway into the King's presence And once he found that highway, he walked it every day of his life.   Mr. Muller said, "Blessed are they who learn to use the key that opens not only the King's Treasuries, but the King Himself."     John 14:21 BSB Whoever has My commandments  and keeps them  is the one who loves Me.  The one who loves Me  will be loved  by My Father,  and I will love him  and reveal Myself to him."   "God's aristocracy— His nobility,  His princes— are not  the wise,  mighty,  or high‑born of earth,  but often  the poor,  weak,  and despised  who abide in His presence  and commune with Him  through His inspired Word." I'm determined to be one of those people. How 'bout you?