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. When has God repaid my tears and woe with joy and gladness? Application to present needs?
Leviticus 26:1-46. When have I disobeyed God and paid dearly for it? When have I experienced his grace and mercy in a degree I didn’t deserve at all?
Acts 7:17-43. Verses 30-33, when have I had a burning-bush moment with God’s presence and power crashing into my everyday routine? Why have I let that routine overtake me again? Action point for today?
John 19:31-42. Two secret disciples see to the burial of Jesus. What if anything am I risking to follow Christ today? Have I been playing it too safe?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.