“Now faith
is the substance of our hoping, the evidence of our undertaking not of our
seeing.” (Hebrews 11:1 SyS paraphrase)
The
following event was related by author Norman Harrison in A Life of Prayer.
following event was related by author Norman Harrison in A Life of Prayer.
Captain
Charles Inglis was concerned about this voyage to America. His passenger was
the famous George Müller from Bristol, England who had a speaking engagement in
Québec. The problem was that the ship had been sailing under a dense fog for
the last twenty-four hours and Inglis was certain they wouldn’t make Québec on
time.
To make
matters worse, Mr. Müller came to Inglis and explained, “Captain, I must be in
Québec on Saturday afternoon.” When the Captain explained that it was not
possible, Müller replied, “If this ship cannot take me, God will find some
other way. I have never broken an engagement for fifty-seven years. Let us go
down in the chart room and pray about it.” Their conversation continued as they
went to the chart room.
matters worse, Mr. Müller came to Inglis and explained, “Captain, I must be in
Québec on Saturday afternoon.” When the Captain explained that it was not
possible, Müller replied, “If this ship cannot take me, God will find some
other way. I have never broken an engagement for fifty-seven years. Let us go
down in the chart room and pray about it.” Their conversation continued as they
went to the chart room.
“Mr.
Müller cannot you see the dense fog all around us?”
Müller cannot you see the dense fog all around us?”
“No,
Captain, my eyes are not on the density of fog. They are on the living God who
controls every circumstance of my life.” Without another word, Müller knelt and
prayed a simple prayer of faith.
As Müller
arose, he said to Inglis, “Captain, I have known my Lord for fifty-seven years,
and there has never been a day that I have failed to get an audience with him.
Open the door and you will see that the fog has gone.” When Captain Inglis
opened the chart room door, the fog had indeed lifted and Müller arrived in
Québec for his Saturday afternoon engagement.
arose, he said to Inglis, “Captain, I have known my Lord for fifty-seven years,
and there has never been a day that I have failed to get an audience with him.
Open the door and you will see that the fog has gone.” When Captain Inglis
opened the chart room door, the fog had indeed lifted and Müller arrived in
Québec for his Saturday afternoon engagement.
Dear
Father, thank you for the hope we have in Jesus Christ. Empower us to live our
live our live in confident faith, not by sight. I ask this in the name of the
Father and of the Son of the Holy Spirit. AMEN
Father, thank you for the hope we have in Jesus Christ. Empower us to live our
live our live in confident faith, not by sight. I ask this in the name of the
Father and of the Son of the Holy Spirit. AMEN
Be strong
and courageous today by faith not by sight,
and courageous today by faith not by sight,