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 57:1-11. Verse 1, how does the figurative picture of God’s wings help me understand him? What specific help would I pray to obtain from his wings today?
Jeremiah 36:1-32. Jeremiah’s book of God’s judgment upon Israel is burned by the king. What are today’s worldly forces that will stop at nothing to silence the Bible’s word of righteousness and truth?
I Timothy 5:17-25. Verse 18, faithful church leaders portrayed as oxen on a treadmill. What person in pastoral work or ministry can I show special appreciation and kindness today?
Matthew 22:15-22. Verse 21, rendering to Caesar and to God. Does my church have the right balance here? Are we too detached from, or too involved in, the issues of civil government?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.