Working for God!
Overview
In 31 meditations for a month of study, Working for God! is a devotional for those working in ministry. Drawing from the Bible for inspirational thoughts on the hard work and the reward of ministerial duties, studies include “The Father Abiding in Me Doeth the Work,” “Faith Working by Love,” and “A Doer that Worketh Shall Be Blessed in Doing,”—plus 28 more practical meditations.
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Key Features
- Intends to remind readers of the glory of God’s work
- Discusses spiritual work and provides insight into the submission to God’s work
- Contains a meditation a day for a month’s worth of studies
Contents
- Waiting and Working.—Isa. xl. 31, lxiv, 4
- Good Works the Light of the World.—Matt. v. 14, 16
- Son, Go Work.—Matt. xxi. 28
- To Each One His Work.—Mark xiii. 34
- To Each One According to His Ability.—Matt. xxv. 14
- Life and Work.—John v. 34, ix. 4, xvii. 4
- The Father Abiding in Me Doeth the Work.—John v. 17-20, xiv. 10
- Greater Works.—John xiv. 12-14
- Created in Christ Jesus for Good Works.—Eph. ii. 10
- Work, for it is God Which Worketh in You.—Phil. ii. 12, 13
- Faith Working by Love.—Gal. v. 6, 13
- Bearing Fruit in Every Good Work.—Col. i. 10
- Always Abounding in the Work of the Lord.—1 Cor. xv. 58
- Abounding Grace for Abounding Work.—2 Cor. ix. 8
- The Work of Ministering.—Eph. iv. 11, 12
- According to the Working of Each Several Part.—Eph. iv. 15, 16
- Women Adorned with Good Works.—I Tim. ii. 10, v. 9, 10
- Rich in Good Works.—1 Tim. vi. 18
- Prepared unto Every Good Work.—2 Tim. ii. 21
- Furnished Completely unto Every Good Work.—2 Tim. iii. 16, 17, ii. 15
- Zealous of Good Works.—Tit. ii. 14
- Ready to Every Good Work.—Tit. iii. I
- Careful to Maintain Good Works.—Tit. iii. 14
- As His Fellow-Workers.—1 Cor. iii. 9; 2 Cor. vi. 1
- According to the Working of His Power.—Col. i. 29; Eph. iii. 7
- Labouring More Abundantly.—1 Cor. xv. 10; 2 Cor. xii. 9, 11
- A Doer that Worketh Shall be Blessed in Doing.—Jas. i. 22, 25
- The Work of Soul-Saving.—Jas. v. 19
- Praying and Working.—1 John v. 16
- I Know Thy Works.—Rev. ii., iii
- That God may Be Glorified.—1 Pet. iv. 11
Product Details
- Title: Working for God!
- Author: Andrew Murray
- Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Company
- Publication Date: 1901
- Pages: 161
About Andrew Murray
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.
Top Highlights
“The true Christian is one who knows God’s power working in himself, and finds it his true joy to have the very life of God flow into him, and through him, and out from him to those around.” (Page 30)
“The waiting on God secures the working of God for us and in us, out of which our work must spring. The two passages teach the great lesson, that as waiting on God lies at the root of all true working for God, so working for God must be the fruit of all true waiting on Him. Our great need is to hold the two sides of the truth in perfect conjunction and harmony.” (Pages 11–12)
“God’s work must be done in God’s way, and in God’s power. It is spiritual work, to be done by spiritual men, in the power of the Spirit. The clearer our insight into, and the more complete our submission to, God’s laws of work, the surer and the richer will be our joy and our reward in it.” (Page 5)
“Christ was first a son, then a servant. Every believer is first a child of God, then a servant. It is the highest honour of a son to be a servant, to have the father’s work entrusted to him. Neither the home nor the foreign missionary work of the Church will ever be done right until every believer feels that the one object of his being in the world is to work for the kingdom. The first duty of the servants in the parable was to spend their life in caring for their master’s interests.” (Page 33)
“The connection tells us at once what that work is. Nothing else, nothing less than, telling others of the risen Lord, and proving to them what new life Christ has brought to us.” (Page 73)
- Title: Working for God!: A Sequel to Waiting on God!
- Author: Andrew Murray
- Publisher: Fleming H. Revell
- Print Publication Date: 1901
- Logos Release Date: 2012
- Era: era:modern
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Christian life
- Resource ID: LLS:WRKINGGODMURRAY
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T06:44:52Z
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.