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 90:1-17. Verse 12, if I could learn to number my days according to God’s calendar, not a human calendar, how would it change the way I use my time and reckon my age?
Jeremiah 27:1-22. God uses the king of Babylon to teach Israel hard lessons. What worldly powers is God using in the same way at present? What yoke of His are Christians rejecting?
Romans 11:1-10. By what attitudes and actions can I qualify as part of God’s faithful remnant in these wicked times?
Matthew 17:22-27. What practical need am I at a loss to meet right now, for which Jesus invites me to ask him?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.