Delighted in God

I've enjoyed reading through a George Muller biography written by Roger Steer titled Delighted in God.  Both encouraging and challenging, it is refreshing to read of a man who was absolutely convinced of God's power and ability to provide for all his needs.  Not only were the needs of George abundantly supplied by the LORD through prayer, but also the needs of staff, thousands of orphans, building projects, supplies, and upkeep.  Here is a memorable snippet from the mouth of William Ready, a young man who spent time in Muller's orphanage:

'How vividly comes back to my mind that last meeting with the father of the fatherless before leaving his care.  He received me kindly when I went into his prayer room at No. 3 orphanage.  Ah!  What wonderful prayers had been offered there on behalf of the orphans and what remarkable answers he had there received!'

Muller put half a crown into his left hand and a Bible in his right. 'You can hold tighter with your right hand than with your left, can you not?'

'Yes, sir.'

'Well, my lad,' said Muller, 'hold to the teaching of that book and you will always have something for your left hand to hold.'

Muller then asked William to kneel, and putting his hand on his head, he committed him to God's keeping.  Helping him then to his feet Muller said, 'Trust in the Lord and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land and verily shalt thou be fed.  Goodbye, my lad, goodbye!'  (Delighted in God, Steer, 1981, pg. 178)

What George Muller believed and lived I have also found to be true.  Those who trust in the LORD will lack no good thing.  What is written in Joshua 21:45 remains true today for God's people:  "Not a word failed of any good thing which the LORD had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass."  If God so clothes the grass of the field which is green today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will God feed and clothe us?