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 34:1-22. Verse 8, how can I go about tasting God’s goodness today? Why is this different from just thinking about God or talking about him?
I Samuel 29:1-11. David’s double game with Israel’s enemies comes to an end. Have I sometimes been too clever for my own good? What’s the underlying fallacy, if I claim to love God?
Acts 21:1-25. Verse 13, Paul’s readiness to die for Jesus. What is discipleship costing me at this point in my life? What if the cost started to go way up, even before this year is out? How shall I prepare?
Mark 9:14-29. Verse 24, if I pray to Jesus to help my unbelief, what is the process of his answering my prayer going to look like? Is my motive merely to “get” something? And if it is, what’s wrong with that?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.