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 80:1-19. Verse 1, if God is the true shepherd and I am his sheep, what will that relationship look like as I go through this day?
Esther 3:1-15. Haman plans genocide against the Jews. Why have these descendants of Abraham and Moses been so viciously hated down through the ages? What is my church doing about it?
Revelation 13:1-10. Verse 8, how can I get the Lamb that was slain (Christ crucified) to write my name in his book of Life? Why does it matter? Who else shall I seek to have him write in that book?
Luke 1:1-4. What’s the benefit to me in receiving eyewitness testimony and certain knowledge of God, his Son, and his plan for me?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.