Quotes by James Hudson Taylor

“All God's giants have been weak men who did great things for God because they reackoned on God being with them.”

“Depend on it. God's work done in God's way will never lack God's supply. He is too wise a God to frustrate His purposes for lack of funds, and He can just as easily supply them ahead of time as aft...”

“When I cannot read, when I cannot think, when I cannot even pray, I can trust.”

“Do not have your concert first, and then tune your instrument afterwards. Begin the day with the Word of God and prayer, and get first of all into harmony with Him.”

“Not by discussions nor by argument, but by lifting up Christ shall we draw men unto Him.”

“In nothing do we fail more, as a Mission, than in lack of tact and politeness.”

“Do not have your concert first and tune your instruments afterwards. Begin the day with God.”

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

“A little thing is a little thing, but faithfulness in little things is a great thing.”

“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.”

“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 r...”

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

“An easy-going non-self-denying life will never be one of power.”

“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 wha...”

“At home you can never know what it is to be alone – absolutely alone, amidst thousands, as you can in a Chinese city, without one friend, one companion, everyone looking on you with curiosity, with...”

“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.”

“China is not to be won for Christ by quiet ease-loving men and women.”

“Christ is either Lord of all, or is not Lord at all.”

“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.”

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