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 70:1-13. Verse 13, what are the admirable and less-admirable qualities of sheep—evident in myself—that cause me to need the shepherding hand of God today?
Hosea 7:1-16. Verses 13-15, how have the sins of our modern culture become their own punishment? What is my church doing about it? My role?
Acts 22:12-21. What attitudes and actions on Ananias’s part equipped him, by God’s grace,, to evangelize the former terrorist Saul of Tarsus? How can I become similarly equipped, starting today?
Mark 12:18-27. Verse 24, how can knowing the Scriptures better, as Jesus knew them, give me access to the power of God? What shall I endeavor to do with that power today?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.