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 51:1-19. Verses 10-12, what if I learned these lines by heart and took them as my roadmap for this day? Could it bring me into a new level of closeness with God?
Isaiah 24:1-23. Earth defiled and laid waste when God and his covenant are forgotten. Are we as Christians headed for a time when things will get worse before they get better? How shall I prepare today?
Revelation 3:14-22. Verse 20, is Jesus right now knocking at the door of my life? How shall I go about letting him in? What’s the reward—and the risk?
Luke 21:7-19. Are events rushing me toward a decision point between being a Christ-follower and being in my comfort zone?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.