Required reading
A Call to United Extraordinary Prayer in Vol 2 of the Works by Jonathan Edwards (Available from Amazon or free here) - Read Sections I to III of Part III.
My summary
Now Edwards answers objections to his call for extraordinary prayer.
The objections dealt with today are that the call is:
(i) superstitious;
(ii) whimsical and pharisaical;
(iii) premature.
What grabbed me
I loved the reference to Lord's Day worship as a way of encouraging unity for Christ's body:
'When a number of Christians live near together, and their number and situation is convenient, and they have a desire visibly to unite in any acts of worship, they are wont to make their union and agreement visible by an union in both these circumstances. But when a much greater number of Christians, dwelling in distant places so that they cannot unite by worshipping in the same place, yet desire a visible union in some extraordinary worship; they are wont to make their union and agreement visible, by agreeing only in the former of those circumstances, viz. that of time. This is common in the appointment of public fasts and thanksgivings; the same day is appointed, for the performance of that extraordinary worship, as a visible note of union. To this common sense leads Christians in all countries. And the wisdom of God seems to dictate the same thing in appointing that his people, in their stated and ordinary public worship every week, should manifest this union and communion one with another, as one holy society; by offering up their worship on the same day; for the greater glory of their common Lord, and the greater edification and comfort of the whole body.'
There may be much physical division this side of glory, but there is a beautiful unity every Lord's Day.
Next week's reading
Read Section IV of Part III.
Now it's your turn
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