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 126:1-6. Verses 5 and 6, spiritually, what seeds have I sown for God in the year now ending, from which I shall pray for a good harvest in years to come?
Micah 2:1-13. Verses 2-4, what is my church doing about economic and social oppression? Why does it matter to God?
I Thessalonians 4:1-18. Verses 13-18, our hope for eternity with Christ. What are the consequences to me, starting today, of believing this or not believing it?
Matthew 24:36-44. With this warning to make ready the ark, what is Jesus asking of me here and now?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.