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 32:1-11. Verse 5, do I attach a lot of importance, or not much, to confessing my sins before God? What’s at stake?
Deuteronomy 14:1-29. Verse 22, is God happy with my tithes, or is he pressing me about that?
Hebrews 6:1-8. Verse 1, repentance from dead works. How has this been applicable to me in the past or in the present?
Matthew 8:28-34. Verse 29, how does this spectacle—evil spirits screaming at Jesus to go away—get repeated every day in our modern world? What’s my protection as the battle rages on?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.