Counsel To Christians

by George Müller, Victor Wierwille (Introduction)

George Muller had a profound impact on the lives of young believers, not only with the thousands of children he helped at the orphanages he founded, but also through the Word of God he shared in his extensive travels. While he spoke and wrote to believers young and old, new and seasoned; Muller felt especially drawn to those young in the faith. In the opening of Counsel to Christians he wrote, “… I have it specially on my heart to seek to lend a helping hand to young believers … they may be helped so to walk, that God may give them to enjoy peace and true happiness, and ... to bear fruit to the praise, the honour, and glory of the Lord.” Here Muller shares the scriptures and his deep personal insight into God's heart to lead the new follower on the path to walking with God.

168 pages, Paperback

First published September 5, 2013

About the author

George Müller (born Johann Georg Ferdinand Müller) was a Christian evangelist and Director of the Ashley Down orphanage in Bristol, England, cared for 10,024 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. On 26 March 1875, at the age of 70 and after the death of his first wife in 1870 and his marriage to Susannah Grace Sanger in 1871, Müller and Susannah began a 17-year period of missionary travel. He travelled over 200,000 miles, an incredible achievement for pre-aviation times. His language abilities allowed him to preach in English, French, and German, and his sermons were translated into the host languages when he was unable to use English, French or German. God used him mightily all over the world and always provided for him everywhere that he went. In 1892, he returned to England, where he went to be with the Lord at the age of 92.

Reviews

[only the saddest egg · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very practical ways to live a Christian life. Many of these seem obvious after reading them, but the fact is that many people, myself included, didn't live like this. What really helps is that he describes his own experience in walking this way and tells us what the result will be, to give us hope.