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Waiting on God

Waiting on God

Andrew Murray (1828–1917) was a South African pastor and writer in the Dutch Reformed Church. Educated in Scotland and the Netherlands, he served congregations at Bloemfontein, Worcester, Cape Town, and Wellington, and was six times moderator of his church. Murray wrote some 240 books on prayer and the deeper Christian life; our library holds Abide in Christ, With Christ in the School of Prayer, Absolute Surrender, and The Prayer Life.

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First published
1896
Category
Holiness
Length
28k words · about 2 hours
Chapters
35
Modernized version
In the reader: the Original, the Modernized text in present-day English, or both side by side. On average, the Modernized text keeps about 93% of the original wording.
Narration
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About this book

Thirty-one short meditations by Andrew Murray, first published in 1896, written to be read a day at a time. Murray teaches that waiting on God — quiet, expectant dependence — is not wasted time but the very posture in which God works, reveals Himself, and strengthens His people. The readings suit a month of unhurried daily devotion.

Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. PREFACE
  3. 1. The God of Our Salvation.
  4. 2. The Keynote of Life.
  5. 3. The True Place of the Creature. 🔒
  6. 4. For Supplies. 🔒
  7. 5. For Instruction. 🔒
  8. 6. For All Saints 🔒
  9. 7. A Plea in Prayer 🔒
  10. 8. Strong and of Good Courage 🔒
  11. 9. With the Heart 🔒
  12. 10. In Humble Fear and Hope 🔒
  13. 11. Patiently 🔒
  14. 12. Keeping His Ways 🔒
  15. 13. For More Than We Know 🔒
  16. 14. The Way to the New Song 🔒
  17. 15. For His Counsel 🔒
  18. 16. For His Light in the Heart 🔒
  19. 17. In Times of Darkness 🔒
  20. 18. To Reveal Himself 🔒
  21. 19. As a God of Judgment 🔒
  22. 20. Who Waits on Us 🔒
  23. 21. The Almighty One 🔒
  24. 22. Its Certainty of Blessing 🔒
  25. 23. For Unlooked-for Things 🔒
  26. 24. To Know His Goodness 🔒
  27. 25. Quietly 🔒
  28. 26. In Holy Expectancy 🔒
  29. 27. For Redemption 🔒
  30. 28. For the Coming of His Son 🔒
  31. 29. For the Promise of the Father 🔒
  32. 30. Continually 🔒
  33. Moment by Moment 🔒
  34. 31. Only 🔒
  35. NOTE 🔒

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