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 24:1-10. Hymn for the ascension of King Jesus. How would I explain Christ’s kingship and my subjection to him, to a teenager studying politics and proud of living in a republic with no monarch?
Exodus 40:1-38. Moses’ exact compliance with God’s commands for erecting the tabernacle. Are there ways in which my devotion to God needs to be more scrupulous, less improvisational?
Acts 1:1-14. Verse 11, if Jesus were to return today, what would I want him to find me doing?
Luke 24:36-53. Verses 44-48, why is important for me to learn to find Jesus—crucified, risen, ascended, and reigning—in every book and chapter of the Bible?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.