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 81:1-16. Verse 7, what is a recent occasion of answered prayer that I can thank God for today?
I Kings 2:1-46. Solomon, securely enthroned, settles old scores. Reputed to be the wisest king ever, could he justly order executions without trial? Or does God disapprove of absolute monarchy?
Acts 18:1-23. Verse 10, when we feel lonely in serving God, he has more allies for us than we could dream of. What’s the present application of this in my Christian walk?
Mark 11:12-19. Verses 15-17, if Jesus took stock of my church’s activities and said, stop doing so much of X and do more of Y instead, what would X and Y be? My role in helping with that reset?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.