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 83:1-18. Verses 2-4 KJV, enemies taking crafty counsel. Behind the apparent threats roiling our land, what’s the actual underlying threat, discerned spiritually? What’s the undeclared hidden game here?
I Samuel 2:1-36. Verses 1-10, here in Hannah’s song praising God for giving her Samuel, what is said of His character and His sovereignty that I can apply to the needs of this day?
Ephesians 6:1-9. What have I learned about the character of God, whether in joy or in sorrow, from having a parent or being a parent?
John 18:1-11. Verse 10, when have I chosen the wrong way of trying to stand up for Jesus? What’s the best way, personal and practical, that I can go about standing up for Jesus today?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.