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 43:1-5. How does this imagery of going to God’s holy hill, his tabernacle, his altar, give shape to my routine activities of today?
Genesis 17:1-27. Declaring his covenant, God gives new names to Abram and Sarai. If God gave me a special name, known only to him and me, what might I want it to be?
James 2:14-26. Would someone observing my works during the past week, conclude I am a person of living faith, or just an empty talker? How can I do better this week?
Matthew 9:9-13. If Jesus, friend of sinners, snuck into my town today, in what unlikely venue might I find him hanging out?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.