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 30:1-12. Verse 3, when have I seen evidence that the power and love of God are stronger than the power of death and the grave?
Judges 8:1-35. Gideon mightily leads Israel, but declines the kingship—and when dead is soon forgotten. Why after all these centuries does inconstancy still plague the people of God? What’s to be done?
II Corinthians 10:12-18. Paul’s only yardstick for measuring his own worth: spreading more and more the gospel of Jesus Christ. What false yardsticks of self-worth have I been tempted by?
Luke 5:17-26. What business have I to transact with Jesus today concerning the forgiveness of sins?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.