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 149:1-9. Which is stronger in me, the singing faith or the fighting faith? What can I do today and in the coming year to keep both in balance for God’s glory?
Jonah 4:1-11. When have I been self-righteous, hypocritical, unmerciful, or vindictive? How did God chasten me?
Revelation 22:12-21. Verse 14, what commandments of Jesus, in addition to the Decalogue of Moses, must I do to receive life? Which one shall I take as a “project” for the next few days?
Matthew 25:31:46. Seeing Jesus in every sufferer. What can I do, what can my family do, what can my church do, to live this out better in 2020 than we did in 2019?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.