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 34:1-22. Verse 18, God is nigh the heartbroken. Whom do I know that especially needs God’s touch of consolation and restoration today?
Jeremiah 27:1-22. Yokes made by Jeremiah to symbolize Babylon’s subjugation of Judah and neighboring countries. When has God put me under a hard yoke to learn painful lessons for my own good?
I Timothy 2:1-7. Praying for those in authority, so that civil peace may facilitate people’s coming to Jesus. How clearly does my church recognize this link between politics and evangelism? My role?
Matthew 20:1-16. Parable of equal pay for unequal work. Does my church reckon with how unmerited grace may apply not only to salvation, but also to economic and social questions? My role?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.