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 96:1-13. Verse 8 KJV, what offering does God want me to bring him today, other than financial contributions? What’s at stake?
Genesis 6:1-22. What have I to learn from Noah about how God’s faithful ones should live in wicked times? What ark should I be working to build right now?
Hebrews 11:7. In what way is God challenging me to prepare in faith for risks and rewards that others cannot see? Action point for today?
Matthew 2:1-11. What can Mary’s child do for the human predicament, even in this scientific age, that all the wisdom, wealth, prestige, and power of this world cannot do?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.