Bible Thursday 5/21: Abide

Studying this morning's 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 50:1-23. Verse 3, how does God’s fire enter into my experience? Should I ask him for more of it?

Ezekiel 42:1-20. The prophet continues to witness the spiritual measuring of God’s new temple. How can I sharpen my spiritual eyesight today? What’s at stake if I do or don’t?

Titus 1:1-16. Verses 5-9, quaiifications of elders and bishops. Taking this as a yardstick of my own character, where can I see a need to do better?

John 15:1-8. Related, in what specific ways shall I ask God to prune and purge me so I can bear more fruit for him? What will that fruit look like? How can I, as a branch, abide more closely in the vine—Christ?

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