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 63:1-11. Verse 3, God’s love is better than life. What would it look like for me to think and act all day today on this basis?
Judges 20:1-48. Israel punishes Gibeah and the Benjamites for the atrocity of the murdered woman. What is the proper place of violence in God’s government of this fallen world?
Galatians 1:1-10. In America today, how do the false gospels Paul warns about specifically differ from the one true gospel of Jesus Christ? What is my church doing about it? My role?
Luke 9:51-56. Among present-day Christians, where do we see this impulse to rain fire on those who deny or defy Jesus? How can I help model a better way to respond?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.