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 78:1-40. Verse 36, when have I tried to manipulate God through flattery and lies, and paid the price for it? What’s my safeguard against trying to do this again?
Esther 2:1-23. Esther and Mordecai quietly maneuver into a position of advantage. What qualities did God endow upon them, that I might seek from him to become more useful to his kingdom?
John 1:35-42. What qualities in the brothers Andrew and Simon, equipping them to recognize Jesus as the Lamb of God and follow at his call, shall I ask God to endow in me today?
Luke 12:35-40. In practical everyday terms at this season, what will the disciplines of watchfulness and readiness, enjoined by Jesus, look like in my life?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.