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 137:1-9. Verses 4-6, what issue at present poses the toughest test, whether circumstances will govern my faith, or faith will govern my circumstances?
Isaiah 61:1-11. Verses 1 and 2, cited by Jesus as he began his public ministry. How can my church do more of this in 2021? My role?
Acts 6:8-8:3. Verse 58, we meet Saul of Tarsus, later to become Paul. When was I, or someone I know, on the wrong side of a clash between God and the ungodly? What did I learn? Present application?
Matthew 1:18-25. What shall I do today, to follow more faithfully the example of Joseph in loving God and loving others?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.