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 97:1-12. God commands rejoicing in all the earth, all the time. If rejoicing became the “default position” of my thoughts and words day by day, how would others notice?
Isaiah 43:1-28. Verse 19, God does a new thing. How can I recognize this when I see it? How can I do my part? Is it occurring even now, this very day?
Revelation 15:1-8. What’s now expected of me in the kingdom, having gotten victory over the beast through the Lamb and through Moses?
Luke 1:26-38. Mary says yes to God. In my own walk with the Lord, what yes-or-no crossroads looms before me right now?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.