Prayer is, in very deed, the pulse of the spiritual life. This volume was written to help leaders of the Church, ministers, and elders see that in spiritual work, everything depends upon prayer. At the same time, it was meant for all believers who long for a life connected with the Lord. Andrew Murray divides his study on prayer into three parts:
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The world has long looked upon Andrew Murray as the greatest living exponent of the devotional life. He shows how prayer may become the mightiest power in our lives.
—Quarterly Review
Andrew Murray (1828–1917) was born in Graaff Reinet, South Africa, to Dutch missionary parents. Educated at King’s College, Aberdeen, he then studied theology at the University of Utrecht. Andrew and his older brother John were ordained in the Dutch Reformed Church in 1848. Murray pastored South African churches in Bloemfontein, Worcester, Cape Town, and Wellington. A champion of missionary work, he founded the South African General Mission in 1889. That ministry continued to grow, and today it is part of the SIM (Serving in Mission) organization.
A prolific author and lecturer, Murray authored over 200 books during his lifetime, and he was invited to speak at churches and conferences all over the world. Married for over 60 years and the father of eight children, Murray passed away in January 1917.
“But how can congregations be brought to that, unless there comes, first, an entire change in ministers, and that they begin to see that the indispensable thing is not preaching, not pastoral visitation, not church work, but fellowship with God in prayer till they are clothed with power from on High?” (Page 7)
“The great lesson for every prayer is—see to it, first of all, that you commit yourself to the leading of the Holy Spirit, and with entire dependence on Him, give Him the first place; for through Him your prayer will have a value you cannot imagine, and through Him also you will learn to speak out your desires in the name of Christ.” (Page 54)
“If the life is not one of self-denial—of fasting—that is, letting the world go; of prayer—that is, laying hold of heaven, faith cannot be exercised. A life lived according to the flesh, and not according to the Spirit—it is in this that we find the origin of the prayerlessness of which we complain.” (Page 9)
“II. It is the cause of a deficient spiritual life.—It is a proof that, for the most part, our life is still under the power of ‘the flesh.’ Prayer is the pulse of life; by it the doctor can tell what is the condition of the heart. The sin of prayerlessness is a proof for the ordinary Christian or minister, that the life of God in the soul is in deadly sickness and weakness.” (Page 5)
“But if we recognize, in the first place, that a right relationship to the Lord Jesus, above all else, includes prayer, with both the desire and power to pray according to God’s will, then we have something which gives us the right to rejoice in Him and to rest in Him.” (Pages 19–20)
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