Luke 11:1
“Now it came to pass, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, that one of His disciples said to Him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.’”
Over 150 years ago, in the mid 1800’s, George Mueller operated orphanages supported totally by prayer and God’s supernatural provision. He was a man of great faith who lived in Bristol, England, and was traveling to Quebec, Canada, for a speaking engagement.
On a Wednesday afternoon, a sea captain was carefully inching his steamer through thick fog off the banks of Newfoundland. The going was slow or at a complete stop. The captain felt someone tap him on the shoulder. As he turned, George Mueller spoke with great conviction, “Captain, I must be in Quebec by Saturday!”
The captain explained that there was simply no way this could be done. He said, “Mr. Mueller, do you realize the density of this fog? There is no way we can make it.” George Mueller replied, “My eye is not on the density of the fog, but on the living God who controls every circumstance of my life.” He explained that he had not missed a speaking engagement in 57 years and that by some means the Lord would make a way.
He asked the Captain to go with him to the chartroom to pray. In the chartroom, George Mueller dropped to his knees and prayed a simple but powerful prayer: “O Lord, if it is consistent with Thy will, please remove this fog in five minutes. You know the engagement You made for me in Quebec on Saturday. I believe it is your will.”
As the captain returned to the bridge, he saw a sight which stunned him and he had never witnessed in his many years on the sea. The fog which would ordinarily linger for days or weeks had disappeared.
May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions!
– – Pastor Cecil