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 109:1-31. Verse 26, help me, O Lord: the simplest of all prayers. What’s my most pressing need on this day? What would God’s help specifically look like? What’s required of me?
I Kings 8:1-66. Solomon dedicates the temple, a long chapter about a long ceremony and celebration. What would it look like if I began to use my time differently and go deeper, go slower with God?
Obadiah 1-21. Esau’s people to be punished for betraying Jacob’s people. What is my church doing to foster reconciliation among all who love the God of the Bible? My role?
Mark 15:1-15. Pilate examines Jesus and sentences him to be crucified. Why does the worldly mind prefer Barabbas the revolutionary to Jesus the Redeemer? What does this tell us about current politics?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.