Morning Prayer (1662 Book of Common Prayer)

LECTIONS. John Calvin on the Psalms. Keil & Delitzsch on Joshua. Matthew Henry on Revelation. Dr. Robert Reymond on Systematic Theology. Dr. Philip Schaff on the Swiss Reformation, namely, Ulrich Zwingli. Westminster Shorter Catechism, 31-40. Prof. Calvin handles Psalm 7.9-11. Quite rightly, he enjoins or encourages the believer, as does David, to remember that God "judges every day," notwithstanding our ideas or evaluations. A warrantable point that reforms and readjusts the prayer life and the habits of the mind. Let him who has ears, listen. Prof. Keil in Joshua 6, as usual, gets into some of the Hebrew weeds of definitions, grammar and all. In the meanwhile, he describes the 7-day program of marching around Jericho. Just as those in the days of Noah perished for cause, soon enough the Canaanites will die for cause. Away with the notion that the Sovereign God is only a life-giver not a life-taker. Such a defamation deplores God's character. Prof. Henry discusses the grace-given and Christ-commended virtues of the church at Thyatira: faith, patience and improvements in their works, the earlier maturing and ripening into the latter, or, better works. Not all is well, however, but that's for the next few meditations. UPSHOT: Christ is proactively walking around in churches and in individual lives. Prof. Reymond rounds off his treatment of Jesus Christ's view of His own Words in the OT, as one Person of the Trinity and as the Spokesman through His Law, Prophets and Psalms. Then, Prof. Reymond reminds the reader that Jesus Christ "preauthenticated" His own Words in the future days as expressed in the "Words" of the apostles. Jesus rose to God's right hand and continued His prophetic, royal, kingly, and priestly offices in His estate of exaltation. Set the expectation-metric at "zero" for hearing this in English or American Anglican pulpits. Prof. Schaff continues to discuss the Anabaptist developments in Switzerland. The Shorter Catechism takes us to justification, adoption, sanctification, the additional fruits of those three things, benefits at death and in the resurrection. An outline that is necessary to young minds, but is largely missed by adults with unprepared and immature mind. We look squarely and shoot our bullets at the Bishops who will give an answer for these things.