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 46:1-11. How does this psalm—not so much a prayer as an assertion of facts about God and man—apply to US politics, Ukraine, Israel, social breakdown, my health, my finances, my family?
II Chronicles 25:1-28. King Amaziah, like his father, forsakes God, ignores prophecy, and is assassinated. From my parents’ example, what have I learned to do and not to do? Prayer point for today?
Revelation 2:18-3:6. Verses 2 and 3, what would it look like for me to obey God in being more watchful today than yesterday? What’s at stake?
Luke 22:39-46. Verses 45 and 46, related, what are the symptoms of being spiritually sleepy even though physically awake? Is this a matter of both letting myself down and letting Jesus down?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.