F. B. Meyer was born in London, England in 1847 and grew up in a Christian home. F. B. Meyer pastored a number of churches and also had an itinerant speaking ministry visiting, among other countries, Canada, South Africa and the United States. He died in 1929. A devoted student of God’s Word, he was the author of over 40 books, including Bible biographies, devotional commentaries, sermon volumes and expository works. Charles Spurgeon said of him, “Meyer preaches as a man who has seen God face to face.”