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 146:1-10. Verses 3-5, looking back over 2022, have I tended to put too much trust in government and politics, almost to the point of making them a false God?
Isaiah 65:1-25. Verse 5, holier than thou. Granted I never consciously say or think this about others—but are there ways in which I sometimes unwittingly project such an attitude, scandalizing God?
Revelation 21:9-27. How will God’s city, the new Jerusalem, be a better place to live than my city at present? What can I do today to equip myself to reside there when the time comes?
Matthew 25:14-30. Related question, what must I do today to invest and increase the portion of heavenly wealth God has entrusted to me? What must I avoid doing?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.