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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 the church to awaken to its duty in reviving true spiritual life and fulfilling its mission to reclaim the world for God. He highlights the dire consequences of the church's failure to engage in this vital work, noting that the salvation of millions and the glory of God depend on the church's active participation. Murray calls for a deep realization of the power of the flesh and the world, urging believers to move beyond a selfish and worldly religion to embrace their calling.
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The Church Must Wake Up to Her Duty.
If there is to be a true revival it must be the revival of a deep, a true spiritual life. From this point of view let us study the missionary revival we wish to pray for. Think of its infinite importance. Look at God’s world fallen away from him, under the power of the evil one, who is now the god of this world. The church has been taken by Christ into partnership in his great work of conquering the world for God. She has failed terribly in her duty. All the pleadings of God’s servants during the last hundred years — how little results they have brought. And is not this the one thing under the sun that is of more consequence than any other? In the history of states and individuals there are thousands of things of exceeding interest and importance. But does this not exceed and overpower all — that God shall have the world back again — that a perishing world shall know the salvation of God? Again I say, the glory of God and the salvation of millions depends on this, that the church wakes up to her duty. Think of its urgent need. Nothing less will avail. We need to realize the power of the flesh and the world, as seen in a selfish and worldly religion. (Excerpted from The Coming Revival, by Andrew Murray , pg. 52)
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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.