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 68:1-35. Verses 17-23, how does this picture of God crushing his enemies fit with Jesus’ command for us to love our enemies? How does the whole Bible, the whole counsel of God, guide my prayers today?
I Chronicles 19:1-19. Ammon, after spurning David’s peace offering, loses to him in battle. Am I more inclined to pacifism, to total war, or to just-war theology?
Ephesians 4:1-16. Since Paul calls himself the prisoner of the Lord, am I content to be the same as well? What will that look like as I go through this day?
Luke 14:7-14. What’s the application, specifically for me today, of Jesus’ rules for how to be a guest and how to be a host?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.