No Bread

“Why do you conclude that it is because you have no bread?” Mark 8:17

It is amazing that the disciples had a hard time understanding Jesus even if they had seen miracles from his hand many times. There is one man, named George Müller, who took Jesus at His Word and witnessed God’s saving grace for years. He was a Christian evangelist in the 1800s and a founder of the Ashley Downs orphanage in Bristol, England where he took care of more than 10,000 orphans during his lifetime. 

Throughout his ministry, it was his rule never to ask for donations but to wait for God’s provision. He never went into debt even if the five homes for the orphanage cost more than £100,000 to build. The secret was that George Müller was in constant prayer, and that is how he sustained his ministry. Many times the food would arrive just in time for the meal! In one well documented instance, the children were already seated at table, George Müller led the prayers thanking God for the food. A knock on the door brought the baker in who was able to provide bread for all. Then the milkman came in who gave them milk because his cart had broken down at the orphanage’s door! 

Mûller prayed about everything, the weather, repairs needed at the orphanage, provisions, and expected God to answer every time. He did. One time, while crossing the Atlantic, Müller explained to the Captain that he needed to be in Quebec by the following afternoon. The Captain told him it would be impossible because of the fog. Müller then prayed a very simple prayer prompting the Captain to follow. Müller stopped him because of the captain’s unbelief, but also because he believed God answered his prayer. "Captain, I have known my Lord for more than fifty years and there is not one instance that I have failed to have an audience with the King. Get up, Captain, for you will find that the fog has gone." True enough, the fog had lifted and Müller was not late for his appointment. The captain became a Christian shortly afterwards.

Jesus is the same today as He was during the time of the disciples. Let us learn to approach Him and talk to Him the way George Müller did.