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 2:1-12. Verse 12 KJV, what would it look like in practical terms if I took a “kiss the Son” approach to each day of my life in the year ahead?
Isaiah 60:1-22. Verses 1-3 and 18-20, in my experience, what does the darkness of our world consist of, and how does light flood into it from the baby born in Bethlehem? What’s expected of me as a result?
Hebrews 2:1-18. Verses 11 and 12, from the less common thought of myself and Jesus as brothers, what new sense of identity, possibility, and responsibility do I gain? Action point?
Luke 2:1-20. The shepherds, at first only spectators at Jesus’ birth, soon became participants. By what actions from now on can I become a participant?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.