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Lord’s Table, 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.

A three-part series of devotions centered on the sacrament of Communion.

The purpose of this book is given clearly in its subtitle: “A Help to the Right Observance of the Holy Supper”. It is a three-part series of devotions surrounding the central sacrament of the Christian faith – the Lord’s Supper, or Communion. The first part treats the “Week before the Supper”, from Sabbath morning to Saturday evening – seven meditations on a Scripture passage, each with a prayer, culminating in a Sabbath eve prayer calling on the Holy Spirit. The second part contains ten meditations for the Communion Sabbath itself, spanning the words of Christ as he blessed the elements (Matthew 26:26-29), prefaced by a morning prayer, and concluding with a evening prayer of thanksgiving. The third part, the “Week after the Supper”, parallels the first. This book serves as a devotional manual, providing a kind of private liturgy, intending always to draw the believer closer to God and His Word.

Inspirational & Devotional

Devotional