I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.  Phil 4:13

In some ways, we are always living in perilous times.  George Müeller was no exception.  German born, George Müeller (9/27/1805 – 3/10/1898) was a Christian evangelist and Director of the Ashley Down orphanage in Bristol, England.  He cared for over 10,000 orphans in his life. He was well known for providing an education to the children under his care, to the point where he was accused of raising the poor above their natural station in life. He also established 117 schools which offered Christian education to over 120,000 children, many of them being orphans.

Mr. Müeller’s purpose (call) was to be father to the fatherless and to prove God’s faithfulness to those watching. Most amazingly, Mr. Müeller never asked anyone, but God, for provision.  He functioned in that miraculous faithful atmosphere for over sixty years.

I remember my Senior Pastor striking a vital chord when he addressed a men’s group with a theme of what it takes to lead in perilous times.  He insightfully identified several attributes that especially resound in the testimonial life of George Müeller. They also apply to each of us, if we care to lead during the perilous times of today.  May we prayerfully share those attributes in today’s message. To lead in perilous times one must:

•  Accept God’s call,
•  Keep a proper perspective,
•  Be courageous,
  
•  Keep one’s eye on the Lord,
  
•  Live right before God,
  
• Be disciplined,
  
• Walk by faith.

George Müeller’s life is worth reading more in depth and his legacy continues to echo these serious attributes.  Our hope is God is not finished building His team of Kingdom conductors.  Whoever reads this is capable of providing a future story of their own; one that highlights balanced leadership in the perilous times of this hour.

Family and friends, by His grace, and the fire power of His Holy Spirit, let’s go for it!!

1 Tim 3:1-7; John 20:21; Matt 28:18-19; Eph 4:10-14

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