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True Vine, The

Andrew Murray

Andrew Murray (1828-1917) was a minister, teacher, and missionary of the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa. He was born in South Africa, being educated in Scotland and the Netherlands (where he was ordained), before returning to his home country for ministry in 1849. In 1862 he became moderator of the Dutch Reformed Church and fought for evangelical principles. After 1879 he was active in evangelism with tours of revival meetings which proved extremely successful. In addition to being a prolific author, Murray helped to found the Dutch Reformed missionary union in South Africa, as well as several schools and a prayer union. His social and political activism touched on education and race issues, even warning against the Nationalistic ideology that would later result in Apartheid.

31 meditations on John 15:1-16 – Christ the True Vine.

This book is a series of 31 devotions or meditations (“Meditations for a Month”) on John 15:1-16. Murray here uses his style of devotional commentary and expands it to treat each of the verses in sequence. Christ’s words – “Abide in Me, and I in You” (John 15:4), epitomizing one of Murray’s favorite themes - are at heart of this book, which addresses “the principal temptations and failures of the Christian life”. The answer is shown by the text’s constant turning to the person of Christ – his all-sufficiency and faithfulness – exhorting believers to truly abide in the Vine. The prayer offered in the book’s preface perhaps summarizes the author’s intention best: “May the blessed Lord give the blessing. May He teach us to study the mystery of the Vine in the spirit of worship, waiting for God's own teaching.”

Inspirational & Devotional

Devotional