I will finish the Biography of Hudson Taylor tonight. I highly recommend this book. I have tried to give you some of the highlights but you should read it for yourself. The Spiritual Secret of Hudson Taylor, by Dr. and Mrs. Howard Taylor
Wating for the train to London from Brighton, Hudson Taylor was accosted by Russian Count Bobrinsky who wanted to give him some financial help toward the work in China.
”Allow me to give you a trifle for the work in china.”
Glancing at the banknote as he recieved it, Mr. Taylor felt there must be some mistake, it was for no less than fifty pounds.
“Did you not mean to give me five pounds?” he said at once. “Please let me return this note, it is for fifty”
“I cannot take it back,” replied the other, no less surprised. “it was five pounds i meant to give, but God must have intended you to have fifty; I cannot take it back.”
Impressed with the incident, Mr. taylor reached Pryland Road to find a prayer meeting going on. A remittance was about to be sent to China, and the money in hand was short by forty-nine pounds, eleven shillings of the sum thought to be needed. This sum was being asked for in simple faith, whereupon Mr. Taylor laid his precious banknote for fifty pounds on the table. Could it have come more direclty from the heavenly Father’s hand? “Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the kindness of the Lord.” Psalm 107:43
The sweetest part, if one may speak of one part being sweeter than another, is the rest which full identification with Christ brings. I am no longer anxious about anything, as I realize this, for He, I know, is able to carry out His will, and His will is mine. It makes no matter where He places me, or how. That is rather for Him to consider than for me, for in the easiest positions He must give me His grace, and in the most difficult His grace is sufficient.
It little matters to my servant whether I send him to buy a few pennies worth of things, or the most expensive articles, In either case the servant looks to me for the money and brings me his purchases. So, if God place me in great perplexity, must He not give me much guidance; in positions of great difficulty, much grace; In circumstances of great pressure and trial much strength? No fear that His resources will be unequal to the emergency! And His resources are mine for He is mine, and is with me and dwells in me.
All this springs from the believer’s oneness with Christ. And since Christ has thus dwelt in my heart by faith, how happy I have been! I wish I could tell you, instead of writing about it.
The Bridge Builders had their first official work day today to paint the Sunday School room. Many thanks to Mike Shane for picking up the paint, David Allison and Joe Gibby for helping to administer the paint. We had a good time. Many comments were made about the color. My daughter Kathryn says its way cool and gives it two thumbs up. Sandy was speechless.
If you have never had Sunday School on the Serengeti, here is your chance. We will be talking about “right thinking” tomorrow.