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 50:1-23. Verses 7-15, God’s disgust with religious play-acting. In what way do I tend to indulge in such?
Genesis 20:1-18. Verse 12, Abraham tries to wiggle out of his dishonesty about who Sarah was. Am I now, or have I ever been, tangled up with white lies, fibs, or half truths meant to deceive both myself and others?
Hebrews 10:11-25. Verse 24, provoking each other to love and good works. With whom do I have this depth of Christian fellowship? How can we take it deeper still?
Matthew 7:21-29. Verse 22, why does Jesus say that doing great things in his name isn’t enough? What more does he expect of me—and am I measuring up?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.