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 137:1-9. Verse 4, sing in a strange land? Today when the pressure is on, will I let my circumstances overrule my faith, or will I insist that my faith overrules my circumstances?
Jeremiah 23:1-40. Verses 2-4, God replaces the shepherds who disserve his flock with shepherds who truly serve the flock. How can I know one from the other in these times, right in my own church?
Romans 9:1-13. Paul grieves tenderly for the unbelieving Jews. Are my own tenderness and grief for Israel all that Jesus wants them to be?
Matthew 16:21-28. As an obedient follower of Jesus Christ, what specific cross must I bear today?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.