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 56:1-13. Verses 3 and 4, what are some specific fears that are often on my mind these days? How do God and his word specifically counteract those?
II Chronicles 29:1-36. King Hezekiah leads a revival for God’s people to be reconciled to Him. What would it look like for revival to break out in my church? My role?
Revelation 6:1-17. Verse 9, glory upon God’s holy martyrs. Verse 15, horror upon the ungodly and self-important. What names in my city come to mind for each group? If judged this very day, where do I fit?
Luke 23:13-25. Why does the worldly mind prefer Barabbas the Slayer (or Hamas or Bin Laden) to Jesus the Savior? How is my church equipping its teenagers to keep the faith at colleges festering with hate?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.