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 126:1-6. Verse 5, when has God given me patient endurance and at last turned my sorrow into joy? Application to present needs?
I Samuel 9:1-27. Verses 15-17, God directs Samuel to anoint Saul as king. If I was told that everyone elected to office this year is there to fulfill a divine purpose, would my reply be “Praise God” or “Yes but”?
Acts 13:13-41. A long account of Paul’s sermon at Pisidian Antioch. If today at a neighborhood BBQ some friends asked me why I follow Jesus, what would I say?
Mark 5:1-20. Verse 7, the demons want Jesus to leave them alone. So in my daily walk, does this translate into doing just that—or into confronting and commanding them in Christ’s name?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.