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 37:1-40. Verses 3-11. What am I angry about right now? Why does God want me to let go of that? What is the key?
Judges 15:1-20. Verses 10 and 11, Samson and the Philistines both invert the Golden Rule. What would America look like if Christians began applying “Do as you would be done by” in all areas of public life?
Philippians 2:1-11. Related, verses 2-5, assuming my church already does fairly well at this practice of mutual kindness, by what steps can we go to the next level and do it surpassingly well?
John 3:11-17. Verse 16, what person needs to hear this good news from me today or one day soon—and not just in a hinting or hesitating way, but in the fulness of its life-changing import?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.