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 148:1-14. A sweeping list of things that loudly or silently praise God. Thinking about this day and what’s all around me, what would I put on my praise list?
II Chronicles 7:1-22. Verse 14, often quoted, but not to be taken lightly. What specifically is God asking us to repent of? In what specific ways are we asking him to heal our land?
Colossians 1:1-18. For what person in special need right now—naming him or her—shall I offer Paul’s prayer given in verses 9-18?
Luke 19:1-10. If I was as motivated to get close to Jesus as Zaccheus was, what risks would I run, what sacrifices would I make?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.