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 37:1-40. Verse 11, how can I grow in meekness toward God and my neighbor today? Jesus shows in the Beatitudes, Matthew 5:5, how important this is.
Isaiah 19:1-25. Verse 1, what idols of this present day shall I pray God to melt and remove?
Revelation 2:1-7. Verse 4, is my first love as a follower of Jesus as strong as ever, or has it weakened? Action point today?
Luke 19:11-27. Entrusted with treasure by God, am I investing and multiplying it for his glory, or hoarding and thus forfeiting it?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.