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 81:1-16. Verses 1-3, why does God want us to approach him with music and singing? How can I more fully participate in this mode of adoration toward Him?
Exodus 11:1-10. The slaughter of all Egypt’s firstborn. God says elsewhere (Ezekiel 18:32) that he has no pleasure in anyone’s death. Is it then really a God of life that we serve, or a God of death?
I Peter 2:1-10. Verse 2, how can I come to God with the heart of a newborn baby today? Is it possible to have that childlike attitude and yet be spiritually mature?
John 3:1-13. What exactly kept Nicodemus, attracted as he was, from giving himself completely to Jesus? How does that same hesitancy try to get at me? Action point for today?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.