The Great Commission is not an option to be considered; it is a command to be obeyed. Hudson Taylor More Quotes by Hudson Taylor More Quotes From Hudson Taylor I have seen many men work without praying, though I have never seen any good come out of it; but I have never seen a man pray without working. Hudson Taylor praying prayer men In Shansi I found Chinese Christians who were accustomed to spend time in fasting and prayer. They recognized that this fasting, which so many dislike, which requires faith in God, since it makes one feel weak and poorly, is really a Divinely appointed means of grace. Perhaps the greatest hindrance to our work is our own imagined strength; and in fasting we learn what poor, weak creatures we are-dependent on a meal of meat for the little strength which we are so apt to lean upon. Hudson Taylor prayer christian mean Christ liveth in me. And how great the difference...instead of bondage, liberty; instead of failure, quiet victories within; instead of fear and weakness, a restful sense of sufficiency in Another. Hudson Taylor victory differences liberty As a rule, prayer is answered and funds come in, but if we are kept waiting, the spiritual blessing that is the outcome is far more precious than exemption from the trial. Hudson Taylor prayer spiritual blessing The missionary spirit is the spirit of Jesus, the spirit of the incarnation and the cross. Hudson Taylor spirit missionary jesus If I had a thousand pounds, China should have it. If I had a thousand lives, China should have them. No! Not China, but Christ. Can we do too much for Him? Hudson Taylor too-much should-have pounds Oh, for eloquence to plead the cause of China, for a pencil dipped in fire to paint the condition of this people. Hudson Taylor fire people interesting If it is true in anything, it is especially true of divine things, what costs little is worth little. Hudson Taylor cost divine littles Power with God will be the gauge of real power with men. Hudson Taylor gauges real men Were it not for the consciousness of Christ in my life, hour by hour, I could not go on. But He is teaching me the glorious lessons of His sufficiency, and each day I am carried onward with no feeling of strain or fear of collapse. Hudson Taylor each-day teaching feelings One difficulty follows another very fast - but God reigns, not chance. Hudson Taylor reign chance christian Devotion to God is still a voluntary thing; hence the differences of attainment among Christians. Hudson Taylor devotion-to-god differences christian 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. Hudson Taylor faithful found reason There has never been a successful social movement for any minority without the support of the majority. Hudson Taylor majority support successful In nothing do we fail more, as a Mission, than in lack of tact and politeness. Hudson Taylor politeness missions failing I am so weak that I can hardly write, I cannot read my Bible, I cannot even pray, I can only lie still in God's arms like a little child, and trust. Hudson Taylor writing lying children While salvation is a free gift, the 'winning Christ' can only be through unreserved consecration and unquestioning obedience. Nor is this a hardship, but the highest privilege. Hudson Taylor gift free obedience winning The good works of the unsaved may indeed benefit their fellow-creatures; but until life in Christ has been received, they cannot please God. Hudson Taylor good god life christ China is not to be won for Christ by quiet, ease-loving men and women... The stamp of men and women we need is such as will put Jesus, China, souls first and foremost in everything and at every time - even life itself must be secondary. Hudson Taylor women time men life It is always helpful to us to fix our attention on the God-ward aspect of Christian work; to realise that the work of God does not mean so much man's work for God, as God's own work through man. Hudson Taylor man god work attention
