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 73:1-28. Verse 22, when have I stood before God ashamed, feeling like an ignorant beast? What did I learn? Present application?
Isaiah 32:1-20. Verse 2, thinking of Jesus as a hiding place or storm shelter, what specific need can that meet for me today?
Revelation 10:1-11. What’s sweet for me, and what’s bitter, about following Jesus Christ? How can I experience more of both during this Advent season?
Luke 1:5-25. Verses 15-17, John the Baptist foreseen as a spirited, fiery man, a disrupter like Elijah, preparing people for the Messiah. What needs disrupting in me between now and Christmas?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.