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 12:1-8. Verses 2 and 3 KJV, flattery offends God. When might I be targeted by, or target others with, this form of bland dishonesty? What harm is done? Do I sometimes try to flatter God? Antidote?
Jeremiah 20:1-18. Verse 9, related point, Jeremiah feels God’s compulsion to speak hard truths, regardless of the cost to himself. Have I ever felt such a fire in my bones? What did I learn? Present application?
Romans 15:7-13. Verse 8, universality of Jesus’ saving ministry to all mankind. How can my church start living this out more fully? My role?
Matthew 17:14-27. Jesus promises that a tiny seed of faith, nurtured with prayer and fasting, will move mountains. What urgent need in my own life, or in our world, can this address today?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.