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 145:1-21. Verse 15, what does it mean to keep my eyes on God, when I need them for so many other things, and he is invisible anyway? What attitude or mental focus does this require from me?
Song of Solomon 7:1-13. Verse 10 KJV, what is the desire of Jesus toward me?
I Peter 2:1-12. Verse 2, needing God as a newborn baby needs milk. Even now, is this my situation? If yes, what do I need to “nurse” on from his word?
John 1:15-34. Verse 23, quoting Isaiah 40:3, make straight the way of the Lord. For me to live by this all day today, what would it involve?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.