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 144:1-15. Verse 1, what lessons in war and fighting do I need to be learning from God today? What’s at stake?
I Kings 21:1-29. Ahab and Jezebel arrange a judicial murder to enrich themselves. How could churches such as mine begin to raise a prophetic voice of righteousness to civil government, as Elijah did?
Job 13:1-27. Verse 15, Job vows to trust God no matter what. How close am I to being able to vow the same? If I undertook a process of spiritual growth toward such a level of unreserved trust, what would it look like?
Luke 4:31-37. How upside down would things be, if Jesus’ name, authority, capabilities, and mission were better known to the demons than to me? What shall I do today and every day to make sure it’s not so?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.