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 89:1-52. Verse 1, if called to testify of God’s mercy and God’s faithfulness—from personal experience—what would I say? To whom shall I give my testimony today?
Esther 7:1-10. Haman is exposed and hanged. What God-given qualities of a queen, besides her beauty, does Esther manifest in this story? Who is a godly woman, known to me, that expresses the same?
Revelation 15:1-8. God’s chosen ones, victorious over evil and singing the song of the Lamb. What victory, through Jesus Christ, am I celebrating today? What is my song of adoration?
Matthew 5:1-12. Jesus gives eight Beatitudes, including three verses on persecution. When and in what form will that particular blessing come to me? How shall I prepare?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.