Hello, friend. Studying today’s 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 45:1-17. The lordly king with his majestic queen, his noble princes and lovely princesses. What if today I took up the the authority given me by God to treat all his people this way?
Job 17:1—18:21. As Job concedes that existence itself is pointless, Bildad agrees, saying that Job and his ilk are but getting what they deserve. Has my life ever come to such a crossroads, a Job moment?
Galatians 4:1-20. You are no longer servants, Paul tells the Galatians, but adopted sons, heirs of Christ. So act like it! What would “acting like it” look like in my life today, here and now?
Luke 8:22-25. When a storm or crisis takes over my life, I have a choice. I can either, with weakness, plead for Jesus to enter my chaos. Or with faith and strength I can accept the invitation into his calm. Which will work better?