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 103:1-22. Verse 4, as someone crowned with God’s love and mercy, what opportunities and obligations are mine today? How will others notice?
Ezra 7:1-28. The Persian king delegates Ezra the priest to represent him in Jerusalem. If it were God’s intention that 2025 is to be my most significant year of kingdom work ever, how must I start preparing now?
II Corinthians 11:5-33. Verses 21-33, Paul attests what discipleship has cost him. What has it cost me? Time to up my game?
Luke 12:1-12. Related, verses 8 and 9, we tend to assume it’s more risky to proclaim and confess Christ than to keep silent, but here Jesus is saying that not to confess him is the greater risk. Action point for today?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.