James Hudson Taylor - God Quotes

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I so want you to realise this principle of working with God and asking Him for everything. If the work is at the command of God, then we can go to Him in full confidence for workers; and when God gives the workers, we can go to Him for means to supply their needs.

James Hudson Taylor
Nearness to GOD calls for tenderness of conscience, thoughtfulness in service, and implicit obedience.

James Hudson Taylor
Power with God will be the gauge of real power with men.

James Hudson Taylor
While unbelief sees the difficulties, faith sees God between itself and them.

James Hudson Taylor
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.

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And he who in all things recognises himself as the servant of GOD may count on a sufficiency from GOD for all manner of need, and look with confident expectation to GOD to really prosper him in whatever he does.

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I said, 'You are now placed in a position to help the Chinese as you have never been before. They see that your being a foreigner is now no protection, but increases your danger. Let them see that you are rejoicing in God... that you do not need any other protection and that you do not go away, although you might; that you put your trust in God, and are prepared either to suffer or be delivered as He sees best, will learn that there is something in the Gospel worth risking life for.' What was the result? In almost every place where there were native Christians they grew (in spiritual maturity) as never before.

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If we are faithful to GOD in little things, we shall gain experience and strength that will be helpful to us in the more serious trials of life.

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Not infrequently our GOD brings His people into difficulties on purpose that they may come to know Him as they could not otherwise do.

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If God try our faith it is to show His faithfulness, and we shall lose the blessing by appeals etc.

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We wish to see churches and Christian Chinese presided over by pastors and officers of their own countrymen, worshipping the true God in the land of their fathers, in the costume of their fathers, in their own tongue wherein they were born, and in edifices of a thoroughly Chinese style of architecture.

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We shall find that Separation to GOD is followed by Blessing from GOD; and that those who receive large blessing from Him, in turn render to Him acceptable Service; service in which GOD takes delight, and which He places in everlasting remembrance.

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But God makes no mistakes; according to their service He divides the help, and those who are called to the holiest service are those who can have least assistance.

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Devotion to GOD is still a voluntary thing; hence the differences of attainment among Christians.

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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.

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You are not sent to preach death and sin and judgment, but life and holiness and salvation – not to be a witness against the people, but to be a witness for God – to preach the good news – Christ Himself.

James Hudson Taylor
One difficulty follows another very fast – but God reigns, not chance.

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My work is a very peculiar [unique] one; in many respects it has, and can have no precedent. It may be called an experiment; to a certain extent it is so. And by God's help it shall be, as it is being, faithfully made.

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We have so often been disappointed that we must not be too sure of anything, save of God's help and presence which He will never withhold.

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Brighton, 25 June 1965: All at once came the thought – If you are simply obeying the LORD, all the responsibility will rest on Him, not on you! What a relief!! Well, I cried to God – You shall be responsible for them, and for me too!

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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.

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If this is a real work for God it is a real conflict with Satan.

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There are three great truths, 1st, That there is a God; 2nd, That He has spoken to us in the Bible; 3rd, That He means what He says. Oh, the joy of trusting Him!

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How important, therefore, to learn before leaving England to move man through God by prayer alone.

James Hudson Taylor
I have never passed a more anxious or trying month in my life, but I never felt God so present with me.

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You do not need a great faith, but faith in a great God.

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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.

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All God's giants have been weak men, who did great things for God because they reckoned on His being with them.

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If I am guided by God, in going out, He will open the way and provide the means.

James Hudson Taylor
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.

James Hudson Taylor