Daily Readings (Page 163)

How might God be saying “Wait!” in this Advent season?

Jesus came to the Jordan to be baptised by John the Baptist. Why did Jesus do that since he is sinless?

John the Baptist pointed his hearers to the coming Christ. What would the coming Christ do? How should they (and us) respond to Christ?

Why did John the Baptist chastise the Pharisees and Sadducees? What warnings are there for us as well?

What can we learn about God’s prophet, even from his appearance? Why were people drawn out to him despite his appearance?

John the Baptist cited the prophet Isaiah (Isa 40:3). What commission did God give to John the Baptist?

What is the message of John the Baptist? How does Daniel 2:44 describe the kingdom of heaven?

What is the promised gift of slavery to God’s righteousness? How will it affect that way you choose to live from now on?

Paul warns that slavery to sin results in death. Why do we struggle to break from this slavery despite its severe consequence (v19a)? What habitual sin are you struggling to break free from right now?

Even though Christians are “not under law but under grace”, Jesus himself taught that he did not come to abolish the Mosaic Law, but to fulfil it (Mt 5:17). How then are we to relate to the law in Christian discipleship?