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 1:1-6. Verse 2, how is it possible to meditate constantly on the law of the Lord? What helps can I give myself? What is at stake?
Isaiah 6:1-13. Verse 8, upon what specific assignment for God am I facing the choice today of saying, or not saying, “Send me”? What is at stake?
Revelation 4:1-11. What’s the closest I have ever come to glimpsing the throne of God? How can that experience benefit me in the things I must do today?
Matthew 5:1-12. Verse 9, in this momentous week ahead for our country, what opportunity do I have to be a peacemaker for God?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.