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 94:1-23. Verse 1, vengeance belongs to God. Whom do I find myself wanting to get back at, to make them pay? How is this harming me spiritually? Action point for today?
Jeremiah 5:1-31. Verse 18, nevertheless. When has God mercifully lightened my punishment? By what actions can I thank him today?
Romans 1:18-32. Verse 25, worshipping and serving the creature more than the Creator. In what specific ways do I tend to do this?
Matthew 13:1-9. Taking a soil survey of my heart right now in 2024, which parts do I find stony or thorny or pest-ridden—and which parts offer good ground for Jesus to farm in? So what am I waiting for?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.