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!
Download Image Share on X Share on Facebook

About This Quote

About James Hudson Taylor

James Hudson Taylor was a 19th-century protestant missionary in china. James Hudson Taylor is regarded as one of the most "important and influential missionaries of all time." He was a British Protestant Christian missionary to China and founder of the China Inland Mission. Taylor visited or lived in China over a period of 51 years. Read more on Wikipedia →

More 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.”
— James Hudson Taylor
god weakness

“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...”
— James Hudson Taylor
funds god missionary need

“When I cannot read, when I cannot think, when I cannot even pray, I can trust.”
— James Hudson Taylor
christianity missionary prayer

“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.”
— James Hudson Taylor
prayer

“Not by discussions nor by argument, but by lifting up Christ shall we draw men unto Him.”
— James Hudson Taylor
christ christianity thoughts-for-the-quiet-hour understanding

“In nothing do we fail more, as a Mission, than in lack of tact and politeness.”
— James Hudson Taylor
mission politeness
View all quotes by James Hudson Taylor →