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 130:1-8. Verses 3 and 4, what is the greatest forgiveness I've experienced from God? How did it change me? How have I paid it forward?
II Kings 18:1-37. Verses 28-33, what's the closest I ever came to giving up on God? Were there external forces like these, as well as internal factors? What enabled me to resist?
Philippians 4:10-23. Verses 11-13, on this matter of contentment in Christ, outward circumstances notwithstanding, how far along am I? Current learning opportunity?
Mark 11:15-19. Verse 17, how can my church more truly become a house of prayer and a place where everyone feels welcome?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.