God is Faithful
George Meuller was a pioneer in Christian work with orphans in the 19th century in England. He is known by many as a man of faith and prayer.
Without government aid or even “traditional missionary support” he relied on the Lord’s goodness to provide for the every need of his orphanage’s. There were times when he would sit all the orphans at the dinner table for a meal without any food to feed them.
They would pray that the Lord would supply their daily bread and He always did.
On one occasion they sat for a meal when there was absolutely nothing in the cupboard and prayed that God would provide. Suddenly there was a knock on the door. A wagon loaded with food for the market had broken down in front of the orphanage and the driver was wondering if the orphanage could please take the food off his hands so he could get his wagon fixed. The stories of God’s providence in answering prayer are many.
After many years of marriage, the Lord suddenly took George’s faithful wife home to glory through an illness. George preached her funeral text. The text he chose was:
Psalm 119:68
“You are good, and do good.”
God is good.
Sometimes we are tempted to doubt this when his face is hidden behind the shadows of trial. We wonder if His love is truly never failing and whether His word is sure.
My friend, it is exactly then that we must cling to His word and trust His goodness. He is a covenant keeping God- His mercies are new every morning- Great is Thy Faithfulness. He is good.
Because of grace,
Tim
