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 105:1-45. Verses 5 and 8, God remembers us; do we remember him? How does my repeated tendency to forget him get manifested in daily life? How can I do better today?
Job 42:1-17. Verse 10, for what friends in need shall I pray today? Am I motivated by reaping rewards, as Job did, or by unselfish love for God and neighbor?
Ezra 8:1-36. Verses 21-23, 31, Ezra and his party, heading for Jerusalem, fast to obtain God’s favor on their project and to witness faithfully for him in the sight of others. Present application for me?
Luke 11:37-44. Under Jesus’ all-seeing eye, where is there an ugly disconnect between my outward appearance and my real inward condition? What’s to be done?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.