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 71:1-24. Verse 9, how has advancing age strengthened or weakened my sense of closeness to God? How can I anchor more firmly in him as the years roll on?
II Chronicles 36:1-23. How God used two foreign kings to bring his people low, and a third to begin raising them again. Does this passage teach a lesson for the nation of America or for the body of Christ? My church’s role?
Malachi 3:11-18. Verse 16, close fellowship with those who fear God. How can I enter more fully into such communion with other strong believers in the coming year?
Luke 1:1-4. Verse 4, certainty of gospel truth. How high does the Bible rank among my trusted sources for what is real, factual, reliable, good, and true? What points of attack must I repel from worldly scoffers against the Word?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.