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 6:1-10. Verses 6-8, what have I been losing sleep over? How shall I go about entrusting that concern more fully to God all day today?
Isaiah 7:1-25. Verse 14, in what concrete way is my life changed because this mother bore this child with this name in fulfillment of this distant prophecy?
I Thessalonians 1:1-10. Verses 9 and 10, related question, from what false idols and what awful fate has Jesus rescued me? How are things different for me in AD 2020 because of his resurrection in AD 30?
Luke 16:1-13. Verse 13, related again, in what way am I subtly tempted to serve two masters? What’s my defense against that?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.