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 119:49-88. Verses 67, 71, 75 KJV, what lessons about life and about God can I learn from the affliction of this pandemic? How can I and my family and my church come out of this changed for the better?
Ezekiel 10:1-22. God’s glory seen in fiery coals and cherubims. Today amid this crisis if the Lord showed me the spiritual drama behind outward appearances, what might I see? And as a result, do what?
I Peter 2:13-25. Verses 20 and 21, living rightly and suffering for it. How might this come upon me and my church in the present emergency? How could it advance the Kingdom of God? My role?
John 2:13-25. Verses 19-21, if God’s temple now is the risen Jesus Christ and all who belong to him, what’s expected of Christians in every community where we find ourselves? Action point for today?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.