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 84:1-12. Verse 10 KJV, honestly taking stock of my priorities in the past week, what are some ways I put God first? Or put other things first? Approaching this day as a “doorkeeper for him,” what would that look like?
I Kings 8:1-66. Solomon’s lengthy prayer of dedication for the temple. Do my prayers tend to be too short or too long? Does it even matter to God?
Acts 19:21-34. Verse 27, what much-adored idols carry the emotional and economic weight in America today that Diana did in Ephesus? What is my church doing about it? My role?
Mark 12:28-34. Verse 34, why does Jesus say this scribe is nearing—but not yet admitted to—the kingdom of God? What’s my status with regard to the kingdom? Action point?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.