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 105:1-45. Verses 16-22, how can I, or someone dear to me, take heart today from God’s provision for Joseph amidst bitter adversities and injustice?
I Kings 12:1-33. Rival kings over the chosen people, one tyrannical, the other idolatrous. What’s the risk if Christians today expect too much from political leaders? Is my church clear on this?
Acts 21:1-14. Verse 13, what would it look like for me to be so fully yielded up to Jesus that I would be as ready to die for him as Paul was?
Mark 13:14-27. Verse 26, related, if Jesus returns today, what would I want him to find me doing?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.