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 27:1-14. Verse 8, if I am to seek God’s face today, what attitudes and actions does that involve? How is it more than just thinking of him or talking of him?
I Kings 6:1-38. Solomon builds his temple. Verses 11-13, what is the if/then commitment God has made, if I want him near me all my days?
II Peter 1:12-21. Verse 20, how does the temptation of private interpretation of Scripture creep in on me? What is God’s remedy?
Matthew 17:1-13. Verse 5, as I go through this day, what’s involved in obeying God’s command regarding Jesus, “Hear ye him”?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.