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 34:1-22. Verse 2 KJV, what’s the kind of boasting that God approves of and the kind he disapproves of? When have I recently done some of each? Action point for today?
Proverbs 23:1-35. Verse 2 KJV, what are the appetites God warns me to resist at knifepoint? Where am I vulnerable today?
Romans 13:1-7. The Christian’s obedience to civil government. What are the material and spiritual consequences of getting this wrong? What is my church doing about it?
Matthew 19:13-15. Amid much sentimentality about “for the children,” how is America failing its children at present? What is my church doing about it? My role?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.