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d. 1905 England
James Hudson Taylor (May 21, 1832 – June 3, 1905), Christian missionary to China in the Methodist tradition, and founder of the China Inland Mission (renamed as Overseas Missionary Fellowship, OMF International in 1964). He served there for 51 years, bringing over 800 missionaries to the country resulting in 18,000 Chinese converts to Christianity.
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“Pray for those you send, shield them by prayer.
If God try our faith it is to show His faithfulness, and we shall lose the blessing by appeals etc.
When the heart submits, then Jesus reigns When Jesus reigns, there is rest.
Our eyes must be upon the Lord, not upon His people. His means – not ours, not theirs, but His means are large; and to a faithful steward He will prove a faithful master.
The missionaries should be men of apostolic zeal, patience, endurance, willing to be all things to all men. May the Lord raise up suitable instruments, and fit me for this work.
With GOD all things are possible, and no conviction ever takes place save by the almighty power of the HOLY GHOST. The great need, therefore, of every Christian worker is to know GOD.
Devotion to GOD is still a voluntary thing; hence the differences of attainment among Christians.”
I almost wish I had a hundred bodies; they should all be devoted to my Savior in the missionary cause.
I wish sometimes that I had twenty bodies, that at twenty places at once I might publish the saving name of Jesus.
Self-denial surely means somethings far greater than some slight and insignificant lessening of our self-indulgences!
I have found that there are three stages in every great work of God: first, it is impossible, then it is difficult, then it is done.
To know and to do His will – this is our safety; this is our rest.
Let but faithful labourers be found, who will prove faithful to God, and there is no reason to fear that God will not prove faithful to them.
When you need it, rest in body; rest always in spirit.
Christ is either Lord of all, or is not Lord at all.
It needs the presence of special difficulties to manifest to all the workings of God’s mighty power, and for such difficulties we may and should be grateful, and not cast down.
Consider six or eight hours a day sacred to the Lord and His work, and let nothing hinder your giving this time (to language study and practice) till you can preach fluently and intelligibly.
He that sanctifieth and those who are sanctified, find their full satisfaction in [Christ], and in Him alone.
After proving God’s faithfulness for many years, I can testify that times of want have ever been times of spiritual blessing, or have led to them.
Nearness to GOD calls for tenderness of conscience, thoughtfulness in service, and implicit obedience.
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