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 55:1-23. Verse 22, what burden have I been trying to carry by human will and effort alone, which God is ready and able to take on his shoulders, starting today?
II Kings 21:1-26. More bad kings pollute Jerusalem with idolatry. What present-day idols subtly try to displace the living God in my heart, my family, my church, my country?
Job 29:1-25. Job laments for the bygone days when he was influential and honored. How do regret, disappointment, self-reproach, and self-pity try to get at me? What is God’s remedy?
Luke 8:26-39. Who needs to hear from me today about the great things God has done for me through his Son Jesus Christ?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.