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 10:1-18. Verse 1, “Why, O Lord?” Shall I take honest, unhesitating advantage of God’s permission to ask him this anguished question today? How will I know he even hears me?
Joshua 4:1-24. Deborah and Jael, women warriors for God, defeat the Canaanite army. Who is a woman, personally known to me, that I admire for her heroic faith?
II Corinthians 5:12-21. Verse 20, to what person, or in what setting, have I the opportunity to be an ambassador for Christ one day soon? But what if it’s not easy?
Luke 6:17-26. Verse 22, related, am I prepared in case my ambassador duties result in my being hated for Jesus’ sake?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.