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. Verse 4. do I tend to let my circumstances overrule my faith, or do I insist my faith must overrule my circumstances? What current situation in my life puts this to the test?
Micah 6:1-16. Verse 8, what supposed requirements from God, other than these three, am I sometimes distracted by? Where can I put these three into practice in the few remaining days of 2021?
Acts 6:8-7:60. Stephen’s ministry, testimony, and martyrdom. In my Christian life at present, what occasion is there (perhaps well disguised) that calls for courage like his? How can I emulate his forgiveness?
Matthew 24:45-51. Servants, dutiful and undutiful. Which sort has Jesus found me to be over the past year? What specific steps can I take to serve him better in the year ahead?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.