HUDSON TAYLOR The man who believed God by Marshall Broomhall
This book should be required reading for any and all future missionaries. Broomhall does the Christian world a great service by detailing Hudson Taylor's successes as well as his trials. The most remarkable feature of this book is the faith of Hudson Taylor. In the midst of incredible adversity this man abandoned himself to Jesus and the promises of Scripture. He rested solely on the provision of God, letting no man know his need. Throughout the book, Taylor's adversities and God's deliverances are a source of encouragement and inspiration that will lift the spirits of any true believer to "cast all your cares on Him because He cares for you." This book is an excellent read about a life well-lived and a spiritual journey of great depth.
This book should be required reading for any and all future missionaries. Broomhall does the Christian world a great service by detailing Hudson Taylor's successes as well as his trials. The most remarkable feature of this book is the faith of Hudson Taylor. In the midst of incredible adversity this man abandoned himself to Jesus and the promises of Scripture. He rested solely on the provision of God, letting no man know his need. Throughout the book, Taylor's adversities and God's deliverances are a source of encouragement and inspiration that will lift the spirits of any true believer to "cast all your cares on Him because He cares for you."
This book is an excellent read about a life well-lived and a spiritual journey of great depth.
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36 THE MAN WHO BELIEVED GOD<br />
with his praise. Before retiring to rest he asked the Lord<br />
that the loan might be a short one, for otherwise he<br />
would have no dinner next day. <strong>The</strong> morning came and<br />
with it the post<strong>man</strong>, <strong>who</strong> delivered a letter containing<br />
half a sovereign and a pair of gloves! "Four hundred per<br />
cent for twelve hours' investment!" he exclaimed, and<br />
there and then determined that <strong>God</strong>'s bank, that could<br />
not break, should henceforth have his savings or his<br />
earnings, as the case might be.<br />
But the test did not cease here. This ten shillings,<br />
though made to last a fortnight, came all too soon to its<br />
end, and yet the doctor had not alluded to his salary. It<br />
was now not a case of salary with him but rather of "Can<br />
I go to China?" He had only to ask the doctor and the<br />
money would be his, but then the proof of the power of<br />
prayer to move men would be lost, and that to him was<br />
more than the cash. Saturday afternoon came, when unexpectedly<br />
the doctor said, "By the way, Taylor, is not<br />
your salary due?" With deep emotion Hudson Taylor<br />
replied that it was, only to be greeted with the words,<br />
"I am so sorry you did not remind me ... for only this<br />
afternoon I sent all the money I had to the bank". His<br />
sudden elation immediately gave way to deepest disappointment.<br />
Not only did he need money himself for<br />
food, but his rent was due, and his landlady was a poor<br />
wo<strong>man</strong>. Yet prayer brought calm and confidence that<br />
<strong>God</strong> would work in some yet unknown way.<br />
But the hours sped <strong>by</strong>, and though he lingered longer<br />
than usual the time came when he could do no other<br />
than tum down the gas and go. At that moment <strong>who</strong><br />
should enter the surgery but the doctor, laughing<br />
heartily and asking for the ledger. Odd as it seemed, a<br />
wealthy patient, at that late hour had called to pay his<br />
bill. Though he could have sent a cheque at any time, he
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