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 34:1-22. Verse 3 KJV, what will I decide to magnify in my thoughts and words today? Shall I magnify my troubles, my worries, my fears, my resentments, my regrets? Or shall I magnify God and his goodness?
Exodus 13:1-22. Verse 21, no longer accompanied a visible pillar of fire or cloud, what is my equivalent spiritual reminder of God’s presence, provision, and protection? Why do I sometimes forget it’s there?
I Peter 3:13-22. Verse 15, answering with a reason for my hope in Christ. What’s my elevator speech (a few dozen words at most) if someone today asks why I’m a Christian?
John 3:22-36. Verse 30, what will be the result if each thing that occurs today, each thing I do, I make it less about me and more about Jesus?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.