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 22:1-31. The great psalm of the Cross. Verses 3, 9, 19, and 24 KJV, what difficulty am I facing right now, wherein I can lean on that powerful word of hope, “But God…”?
Numbers 19:1-22. How would my spiritual growth benefit if I took the idea of being clean or unclean in God’s sight as seriously as the Israelites did, though not with these exact rules?
Acts 15:22-29. Verse 26, risking their lives for the name of Jesus. What have I ever risked for Jesus? Action point for today?
Mark 8:31-9:1. Verses 36-38, in what specific way does the worldly mind seek to entrap my soul? What specific remedy does Jesus offer me?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.