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 30:1-12. Verses 5 and 11, when has God turned my weeping into rejoicing, my mourning into dancing? Application to present needs? Steps I must take?
Proverbs 8:1-36. Verses 12 and 13, wisdom loves prudence and hates arrogance. What specific application of wisdom does God expect of me in my activities today?
Romans 13:1-7. Christian obedience to civil government. What is my church doing to prepare us as citizens of a free society? My role?
Matthew 13:1-9. What cultivation of the soil of my heart does Jesus require of me today, in order that his teachings can flourish in me and bear much fruit?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.