Studying this morning's four readings from the St. James Daily Devotional Guide (click to subscribe), I examined myself with these questions. Where is your self-examination leading today?
Psalms 138:1-8. Verse 3 KJV, strength in my soul. What are some things God pours into me, and some things he lifts off me, adding up to strength in my soul?
I Samuel 25:1-44. Verses 28-33, what must have been the tone of Abigail’s prayers and David’s prayers, leading to this meeting between them in the providence of God? Application for me today?
Acts 8:14-25. Verse 20, the gifts of God are never to be bought and sold. How does this perversion subtly tempt the church today, or me personally? Prayer point?
Mark 4:1-12. Verse 11, why wouldn’t a loving God make the kingdom plain to understand and easy to enter? Am I grappling with its mystery, as a disciple and an evangelist, in a way that pleases Jesus?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.