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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 necessity of recognizing our utter dependence on God's power to live a truly spiritual and Christlike life. He warns against the self-confidence that leads us to believe we can achieve this on our own, highlighting the importance of allowing the Holy Spirit to work within us. Murray points out that many struggle to embrace their weaknesses, failing to understand that true strength comes from surrendering to God. He calls for a shift in perspective, urging believers to see their dependence on God as a source of blessing rather than a burden. Ultimately, he reminds us that all things are of God and through God.
Of God, and Through God All Things
In the life of faith there is no lesson more needful and indispensable, and yet, owing to our self-confidence, none more difficult, than that of the utter weakness and helplessness of the regenerate man to live the spiritual and truly Christlike life without the unceasing, every moment working of God’s power in us through the Holy Spirit. The terrible deceit of the serpent in Paradise still lingers with us, and instead of counting the most absolute dependence on God our highest blessedness, as securing his doing all in us, we are unwilling to cease from our strength and let him work all. We either do not care, or find it hard to say, ‘I will glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.’ It is because the Holy Spirit has never given us the full vision of the full life. Of God, and through God all things. (Excerpted from The Coming Revival, by Andrew Murray , pg. 69)
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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.