John's Daily Scripture Search
I was raised on making time for Bible study every morning, mindful of Jesus' call to "Search the scriptures" (John 6:39). It has become as much a part of starting my day as breakfast, bathing, or breathing. (I mainly use the King James Version.)
Donna and I rely on a periodical called the St. James Daily Devotional Guide. With four readings each day, drawn from the historic lectionary of mere Christianity, it covers the entire Bible every two years. There are background notes by editor Patrick Reardon, along with suggested prayers.
So this daily blog isn't about my interpretations. It just offers a self-examining question that has occurred to me from each of the four readings. "Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith," says St. Paul (II Cor. 13:5). That's the idea here.
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“Fight the good fight of faith. Lay hold on life, whereto you are called.” - I Timothy 6:12
“Behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.” - Matthew 17:5
“As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God.” - Psalms 42:1
“Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadduccees.” - Matthew 16:6
“There is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself a ransom for all.” - I Timothy 2:5, 6
“I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” - Jeremiah 29:11
“Charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned.” - I Timothy 1:5
“God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” - II Timothy 1:7