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 44:1-26. Verse 21, what secrets of my heart, some commendable and others deplorable, are known to God alone? What shall I ask him to do about them today?
2 Samuel 2:1-32. Bloody struggle over who is to be king, between David and Saul’s son. What does my church teach about the place of war and violence in human affairs?
Acts 23:11-32. Yet again Paul narrowly escapes death. Verses 11 and 16, how can I acquire some measure of the spiritual discernment that God confers upon Paul and his nephew here?
Mark 10:1-12. What specific choice will I face today between the legalism of Moses or the grace and truth of Jesus Christ?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.