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 95:1-11. Verse 8, what attitudes and actions will make the difference today between hardening my heart or softening it as God requires?
I Samuel 3:1-21. Verses 15-18, Samuel, still a boy, learns to speak the hard truths God has given him. What situation or relationship am I facing at present, where such truth-telling is called for?
Ephesians 6:10-24. Verses 11 and 13, whole armor of God. What’s the actual difference, in my daily practice, between putting on all of my spiritual armor or just part of it?
John 18:12-27. Peter’s three denials. When have I recently missed an opportunity to speak up for Jesus? What preparations can I make today, so as to be ready when the next opportunity comes tomorrow?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.