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 78:1-40. Verses 19 and 41, most people without realizing it undercut their prayers by assuming there are some things God is unwilling or unable to do for us. Have I done this recently?
Deuteronomy 31:1-30. Verses 24-29, Moses’ realism about the fallen condition of the human heart. In all honesty, how am I susceptible to rebellion and corruption this day? What is my prayer in response?
Hebrews 12:1-11. Verse 4, related, what would it look like today—figuratively—for me to ”resist unto blood” in striving against sin?
Matthew 12:15-21. Who is someone in my life right now that needs to be treated with the Christlike tenderness and patience which Jesus symbolizes with this example of the reed and the flax?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.