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 127:1-5. What hard task have I been working at, relying too much on my own strength and too little on God?
Isaiah 58:1-14. Fasting to honor God, the wrong way and the right way. What’s the lesson here for me and my church, during this Christmas season and in the coming year?
I Thessalonians 5:1-28. Verse 17, pray without ceasing. What am I asking God to accomplish in me and through me during the next few days?
Matthew 24:45-51. Dealing with delay, routine, dullness, and all the claims of self. How do these sneak up on me at Christmastime? How shall I give Jesus my very best, every day, every hour?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.