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 106:1-48. Verses 19-21, what false gods may creep in and claim some of my allegiance today if I’m not vigilant for the Lord?
Daniel 4:1-37. Heedless of Daniel’s warning, the king undergoes a season of madness. Verses 28-31, how does egotism and the exaltation of myself—instead of God—subtly allure me into bad places?
Revelation 18:21-24. Babylon’s utter downfall. How can I do better next year, than I’ve done this year, in rejecting all comfortable compromises with worldliness, all divided loyalties between God and mammon?
Matthew 6:1-4. What secret act of kindness and generosity, unknown to anyone, can I do between now and Christmas? Why is Jesus requiring this of me?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.