The True Vine

by Andrew Murray

Publisher:

Whitaker House

, 2002

In this thirty-one-day devotional, Andrew Murray draws upon the gospel parable of the vine and its branches to illustrate the beautiful relationship we are meant to have with Christ.
Find out in these inspiring pages how you can...

• Dwell in God’s rich love
• Receive answers to your prayers
• Weather life’s difficult storms
• Establish unbroken communion with Christ
• Replace fear and doubt with lasting peace
• Rest in God’s secure protection
• Produce eternal results

The fullness of God’s merciful loving kindness awaits you. You can come through life’s greatest difficulties safely, and every longing of your heart can be satisfied. Discover that, as you daily abide in the Vine, your branch will grow and bloom, enriched by the nourishing presence of the Lord.
 

Contents

Top Highlights

“There is the lesson of entire consecration. The branch has only one reason for which it exists, one purpose to which it is entirely given up. That is to bear the fruit the vine wishes to bring forth. And so, the believer has only one reason for his being a branch, one reason for his existence on earth: that the heavenly Vine may bring forth His fruit through him.” (source)

“Abiding is to be an act of the will and the whole heart.” (source)

“The reason is very simple: they do not know that fruit bearing is the one thing they have been saved for. Just as entirely as Christ became the true Vine in order to bear the fruit of life, you have been made a branch in order to bear fruit for the salvation of men.” (source)

“All earthly things are shadows of heavenly realities.” (source)

“There is unspeakable danger of our not giving ourselves with our whole heart to abide. There is unspeakable danger of our giving ourselves to work for God—to bear fruit—but doing so with little of the true abiding, the wholehearted losing of ourselves in Christ and His life.” (source)

Product Details

• Title : The True Vine
• Author: Murray, Andrew
• Publisher: Whitaker House
• Publication Date: 2002
• ISBN: 9781603746199

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.