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Andrew Murray (1828 - 1917). South African pastor, author, and revivalist born in Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony, to Dutch Reformed missionary parents. Sent to Scotland at 10, he studied at Aberdeen University and Utrecht, Netherlands, returning ordained in 1848. He pastored in Bloemfontein and Worcester, later moderating the Dutch Reformed Church’s Cape Synod. In 1860, he sparked a revival in the Orange Free State, preaching to thousands across racial lines despite apartheid’s rise. Murray wrote over 240 books, including Abide in Christ (1882) and With Christ in the School of Prayer, translated into dozens of languages. His emphasis on holiness, prayer, and divine healing influenced global Pentecostalism. Married to Emma Rutherford in 1856, they had eight children, four becoming missionaries. He founded theological seminaries and the Huguenot College for women. Despite chronic illness, he traveled to Europe and America, speaking at Keswick Conventions. His devotional works remain widely read, shaping Christian spirituality across denominations.
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Andrew Murray emphasizes the urgent need for a revival, calling for a powerful renewing of God's Holy Spirit among His people. He stresses that the core message should be about living wholly for God's glory and being ready to surrender to the Holy Spirit's guidance. This revival begins at home and expands outward, ultimately leading to a missionary revival that reflects true spiritual devotion to Christ. Murray asserts that a genuine revival in the Christian life is essential for effective witnessing in a world that lacks knowledge of Christ.
We Are Praying for a Revival.
We are praying for a revival. We are praying for a mighty renewing of God’s Holy Spirit. Are we really preaching to God’s people that the one object that lies nearest God’s heart, and for which he is willing to give the Spirit in power, is to enable every child of his to live wholly and undividedly for his glory and the kingdom of his Son? Are we preaching that the one condition on which we may expect a mighty revival, making God’s people new, is the readiness to give themselves up to the possession of the Holy Spirit, to use as he will to witness for Christ in a world that knows him not? This witnessing will begin at Jerusalem, at home; it will enlarge the heart and not rest till it has reached every creature. A missionary revival can only be part of a larger revival — the restoration of believers to a life of true spiritual exclusive devotion to Christ and his service. A true spiritual revival in the Christian life will be the power of the missionary revival. (Excerpted from The Coming Revival, by Andrew Murray , pg. 50)
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Andrew Murray (1828 - 1917). South African pastor, author, and revivalist born in Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony, to Dutch Reformed missionary parents. Sent to Scotland at 10, he studied at Aberdeen University and Utrecht, Netherlands, returning ordained in 1848. He pastored in Bloemfontein and Worcester, later moderating the Dutch Reformed Church’s Cape Synod. In 1860, he sparked a revival in the Orange Free State, preaching to thousands across racial lines despite apartheid’s rise. Murray wrote over 240 books, including Abide in Christ (1882) and With Christ in the School of Prayer, translated into dozens of languages. His emphasis on holiness, prayer, and divine healing influenced global Pentecostalism. Married to Emma Rutherford in 1856, they had eight children, four becoming missionaries. He founded theological seminaries and the Huguenot College for women. Despite chronic illness, he traveled to Europe and America, speaking at Keswick Conventions. His devotional works remain widely read, shaping Christian spirituality across denominations.