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 1:1-6. Verse 2, what practical steps can I take today, that will bring me nearer the goal of meditating constantly on God and his law?
I Samuel 26:1-25. Verse 24, in sparing Saul, David applies the Golden Rule. Where have I acted in the past, or can I act now, with similar generosity and self-restraint?
Act 8:14-25. Simon Magus offers money to obtain the Holy Spirit. How does this sin of simony, putting God up for sale, subtly tempt me and my church?
Mark 4:13-20. What would 100:1 fruitfulness in my acceptance of the word of God, look like as I go about serving Him for the rest of this summer?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.