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 39:1-13. Verses 1-3, is there a higher standard that God expects of me in what I say and how I say it? Action point for today?
Numbers 26:1-65. Later census of the Israelites shows only the dauntless Caleb and Joshua surviving from earlier census. How is God summoning me to go against the grain of popular opinion today?
Acts 18:18-28. Verses 24 and 28, Apollos, mighty in the scriptures. By what markers could I recognize myself as having grown in this direction day by day? Setting out to do so, by what steps would I proceed?
Mark 10:13-22. Verse 21, how would Jesus have me “adjust my investment portfolio” so I have less treasure on earth and more treasure in heaven?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.