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 5:1-12. Verse 3, what’s the first thing I say to God every day? How early is it? How fervent is it?
Jeremiah 30:1-24. Verse 22, what are the marks of a church that enjoys this kind of two-way intimacy with God? What can I do to help move my church further up this scale?
Romans 12:1-8. Verses 1-3, as Jesus watched me the past few days, where would he say I met this standard and where would he say I fell short?
Matthew 15:21-28. How does this story illustrate the above passage from Romans? What’s one thing I can do today to be more like this woman?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.