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 100:1-6. Verse 3 KJV, why is important for me to remember on this day that I am not self-made, but rather God made me?
Acts 6:1-7. Seven deacons named to assist the apostles. If I ask Jesus this summer to guide me into a new phase of greater usefulness to my church, what might that be?
John 19:12-24. Verse 15, no king but Caesar. How does the claim of supremacy for earthly rules and earthly rulers, above God’s supremacy, tend to ensnare even faithful Christians like me? What is the antidote?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.