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 45:1-17. Verses 2-8, an adoring portrait of King Jesus. Thinking of America right now, what enemies do I want his sword and arrows to rout? What wickedness for him to crush? What laws his scepter to enforce?
Genesis 17:1-27. God bestows new names on Abraham and Sarah. When have I felt so radically changed by him as to have almost outgrown my old name?
Hebrews 8:1-13. Verses 5-8, why is God’s covenant with us, mediated by Jesus, a better one than his old covenant with Abraham and Moses? What am I facing today, where this can make a difference?
Mathew 6:16-24. Verse 24, in what way might I be trying to serve two masters right now? Action point?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.