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 46:1-11. Verse 10, what am I facing today that calls for spiritual stillness and attentiveness to God?
Isaiah 22:1-25. Verses 13 and 14, related question, in what way am I presented today with the stark choice between self-indulgence and self-abasement before the Lord?
Revelation 2:8-17. Verse 17, if by keeping faith I were found worthy to receive a secret new name from God, for whom in the Bible would I desire to be named, and with what new qualities coming with that?
Luke 20:9-19. Verse 14, how do we see expressed in today’s world this impulse to kill the Son and steal the inheritance? What is my church doing about it? My role?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.