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 31:1-24. Verse 24, what’s putting my courage to the test right now? Where does God come in?
Genesis 11:1-32. Verses 4-9, how is the hubris of Babel evident in today’s world? What is my church doing about it? My role?
Hebrews 4:1-16. Verse 15, how would America’s anguish in 2020 and 2021 be familiar to Jesus from his own human experience? What has he to say to me about it on this day?
Matthew 4:18-25. Verse 19, what abilities and attitudes do I need Jesus to develop in me, if I am to serve him as a fisher of men?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.