Bible Sunday 10/20: Welcome Mat

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 119:129-176. Verse 164, what would it look like if I structured my time so that I’d pause seven times a day to praise God, listen for him, and seek his face?

Nehemiah 7:1-73. Census and honor roll of the Jews who came back from captivity to Jerusalem. For what service to God and God’s people would I and my family hope to be remembered long years from now?

Galatians 4:21-31. Being born again as a descendant of Abraham and a citizen of Jerusalem, how shall I glorify God today with the freedom that is mine?

Luke 11:9-13. Have I been failing to make best use of the ask-seek-knock promise that Jesus gives me here? With the Father standing ready to give me his Holy Spirit, what am I waiting for?

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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.