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 84:1-12. Verse 10, in what specific way can I express today the humility and meekness required of a lowly doorkeeper (janitor) in God’s house?
Isaiah 38:1-22. King Hezekiah, at death’s door, is healed by his prayers and Isaiah’s intercession. Who is a prayer partner that I could work with more closely in the coming year, for the glory of God?
Revelation 12:13-17. The serpent or dragon seeks to destroy the Virgin Mother and her little son, born to be King. How does this play out right now in the Advent and Christman season? What must I do?
Luke 22:39-46. Related, as the world’s hatred of Jesus intensifies this month, will I be found wide awake in prayer, or spiritually complacent and sleepy?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.