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 48:1-14. Verses 2, 3, 12, and 13, if I am spiritually a Zion dweller right now, what is therefore true of me? What is true of my surroundings?
Deuteronomy 19:1-21. Why are cancel culture, outrage, shaming, and much of social media grievous to God?
Hebrews 9:23-28. What relation do I recognize, if any, between my sinful self-will and Jesus’ sinless self-sacrifice?
Matthew 6:19-24. By what amount, and in what specific assets, did I increase my treasure in heaven during 2019? Is Jesus pleased?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.v