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 56:1-13. Verse 8 KJV, God saw my wanderings. What have been some detours, wrong paths, and dead ends in my life’s journey? Where was God in all that? Lesson for today?
Zechariah 3:1-10. How God equips the called. What is God’s call upon me at this time in my life? What equipping shall I pray him for, starting today?
Matthew 24:1-14. Verse 12, what subtle influences, if I don’t name and negate them, could cause my Christian love to fall off from warm to cold?
Matthew 24:15-35. What qualities is Jesus saying I must express to keep faith with him, if things get worse for the people of God?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.