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 105:1-45. Verses 40 and 41, what present lack or impossibility shall I lay before the mighty God who gave Israel bread from the sky and water from the rock?
Genesis 39:1-23. What can I learn from Joseph’s unshaken devotion to God after the calamities that befell him? What qualities did God imbue in Joseph that enabled him to rise wherever placed?
Romans 1:18-32. Verse 25, in what way can I be tempted to worship created things more than the Creator?
Matthew 12:1-8. Is Jesus pleased with the way I and my family keep the sabbath day?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.