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 127:1-5. Verse 2, what have I been unduly stressed about lately? What reassurance does God have for me, if I quiet my anxiety and listen?
Numbers 4:1-49. Priestly duties and divisions, continued. What does this “job list” from a forgotten people 3000 years ago have to do with my desire to serve and honor God in the USA in 2021?
Luke 1:5-25. Verses 16 and 17, how does the ministry of John the Baptist, preparing the way for Jesus, instruct me and my church in our ministry today?
Luke 1:57-80. Verses 70-75, what’s made possible for me as a Christ-follower here and now by God’s oath to Abraham so long ago?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.