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 119:129-176. Verse 139 KJV, what would it look like to serve God with more zeal this coming year than in the year past?
Isaiah 55:1-13. Verses 8-11, what have I been anxious about of late, for which I need to set aside my fallible plans and trust God’s infallible plan?
I Thessalonians 2:13-20. Christian churches persecuted by Jews and Gentiles alike. What danger of persecution does my church face? How must we prepare? My role?
Matthew 24:15-28. Verse 24, what form are the false Christs of the present day likely to take? What’s my protection against these?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.