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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 that many Christians fail to recognize God's claim over every aspect of their lives, believing that living solely for His glory is unattainable. This misunderstanding stifles their prayers and efforts to seek a deeper relationship with God. He urges believers to seek the Holy Spirit's revelation of God's expectations for a Christian life, which includes giving Him glory and acknowledging His sovereignty. Without this understanding, they cannot fully embrace the call to dedicate all things to God. Ultimately, Murray calls for a transformation in how Christians view their lives in relation to God's glory.
All Things to Him
Many, very many Christians, may we now say most Christians, have never seen that God claims all, that he asks that every moment of our life, every power of our being, every part of our possessions, shall have but one aim – the pleasure, the glory of God. They think such a life difficult and impossible, and with that every earnest prayer or effort after it is stifled. They hold firmly to their orthodox, what they count scriptural, view of what they think possible for a Christian, and never seek for the Spirit’s revelation of God’s thoughts concerning the standard of a Christian life. They know very little of giving God his glory and worshipping him as the all in all; they know still less about his working all in all; no wonder they have never understood the claim – all things to him. They, therefore, cannot say: To him be glory. (Excerpted from The Coming Revival, by Andrew Murray , pg. 70)
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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.