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?
Psalm 85:1-13. How would this day be different if hour by hour I keep listening for what God has to say; listening, listening, listening (verse 8)?
Ecclesiastes 4:1-16. What two individuals outside my family are the are the most loyal and godly of friends to me, with whom I form a threefold cord (verse 12)? Action point for today?
Galatians 1:1-10. What messengers and messages seek to deceive me with a counterfeit gospel (verses 6-9)? Action point for today?
Matthew 18:21-35. Where have I had (or do I even now have) the opportunity to forgive someone as lavishly as God in Christ has forgiven me?
To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.