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 100:1-5. What is it about who God is and what he does that makes me joyful today? How can I express that joy, and share it, better today than I did yesterday?
Genesis 40:1-23. Today instead of wishing my circumstances were different, how can I be of greater use to God right where I am?
Zephaniah 2:1-15. Verse 3, what would it look like for me to seek the Lord in righteousness and meekness today, not in self-importance but in consecration?
Matthew 15:1-9. How well do Jesus’ followers at the present day truly obey the 5th Commandment, Honor your father and mother—? What’s at stake?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.