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 118:1-29. Verse 5, the Lord answered me. What’s been one time when I felt sure of this? Application for today?
Jeremiah 19:1-15. Verses 14 and 15, thinking of the faith and courage it took for Jeremiah to preach this hard message, what brave thing (even if small) is God moving me to do in his name right now?
Romans 7:13-25. Verse 15, where is there a gap between my good intentions and my weak disobedience? Verse 24, what’s one step I can take to experience God’s deliverance from this trap?
Matthew 15:10-20. Commanded by Jesus to honestly clean myself up on the inside, where shall I start? How long will it take? How will it show?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.