The Prayer Life

by Andrew Murray

Publisher:

Whitaker House

, 1981

In 1912, only few years before he passed away, Andrew Murray gathered with other pastors at a conference about the low state of spiritual affairs in the South African churches. The Prayer Life was borne out of the soul searching and repentance that transpired at that conference. Here, Murray addresses the problem of prayerlessness, a condition that knows no generational boundaries. Murray cuts to the heart of the problem, offering suggestions that, if followed, will have a serious impact on the life of the believer. Murray explains that since prayer is an outgrowth of abiding in Christ, prayerlessness is fundamentally a lack of abiding rather than simply a lack of prayer. The Prayer Life is a challenging call to a deeper Christian experience, out of which will naturally flow a life of prayer. Much more than a book on how to pray, this is a book on how to have a deeper, more effective spiritual walk with God.

Contents

Top Highlights

“‘See that your relationship to your living Savior is what it ought to be. Live in His presence, rejoice in His love, rest in Him.’’” (source)

“‘Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.…If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit’ (Galatians 5:16, 25). The Spirit must be honored not only as the Author of a new life, but also as the Leader and Director of our entire walk. Otherwise we are what the apostle calls ‘carnal.’” (source)

“The flesh on the cross—the Spirit in the heart and controlling the life.” (source)

“In order for the conscience to do its work and for the heart to be thoroughly repentant, each individual must mention his sin by name. The confession must be severely personal. With ministers there is probably no single sin that each one of us ought to acknowledge with deeper shame—‘Guilty, verily guilty’—than the sin of prayerlessness.” (source)

“That is the whole difficulty; we wish to pray in the Spirit and at the same time walk after the flesh, and this is impossible.’” (source)

Product Details

• Title : The Prayer Life
• Author: Murray, Andrew
• Publisher: Whitaker House
• Publication Date: 1981
• ISBN: 9781629110738

About Andrew Murray

Andrew Murray (May 9, 1828–January 18, 1917) was a South African pastor, teacher, and writer. He was educated in Aberdeen, Scotland, and at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands. In 1848, Murray was ordained in the Dutch Reformed Church and returned to live and work in South Africa.

Murray was very focused on missions, considering it to be “the chief end of the church.” In 1889 he cofounded the South African General Mission with Martha Osborn and Spencer Walton. As their work spread throughout the continent, the mission’s name changed to Africa Evangelical Fellowship (AEF), and in 1998 AEF joined SIM which today has over 1,800 active missionaries in over 43 countries. Andrew Murray authored over 240 books, including Abide in Christ, The Holiest of All, The Spiritual Life, and The Mystery of the True Vine.