Category: Daily Devotion

  Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you this day without a redeemer, and may his name be renowned in Israel! Ruth 4:14 – This ending chapter of Ruth is one of rich joy and true love. Boaz boldly declares his willingness to be the kinsmen redeemer of Naomi’s land…

  At midnight the man was startled and turned over, and behold, a woman lay at his feet! 9 He said, “Who are you?” And she answered, “I am Ruth, your servant. Spread your wings over your servant, for you are a redeemer.” Ruth 3:8-9 – In our chapter today we read about the role of a redeemer. The Hebrew…

  And Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “Let me go to the field and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I shall find favor.” And she said to her, “Go, my daughter.” Ruth 2:2 – Once the two ladies were settled back in Bethlehem, Ruth made the choice to go glean…

  But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God. Ruth 1:16 – In this chapter we are introduced to a family of Israel…

  You have made the land to quake; you have torn it open; repair its breaches, for it totters. Psalm 60:2 – As we read our final chapter in psalms for this year’s reading plan, David is once again in familiar place as he writes this psalm. He is in a state of trouble needing…

  But you, O Lord, laugh at them; you hold all the nations in derision. O my Strength, I will watch for you, for you, O God, are my fortress. Psalm 59:8-9 – The season of David’s life that he is connecting this psalm to would have been a terrifying one for anyone in his position. In 1…

The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance; he will bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked. Psalm 58:10 – This is not a verse that seems to connect with the overall message of scripture that we hear often in church that God’s loves the world and that we ought to love others.…

He will send from heaven and save me; he will put to shame him who tramples on me. Selah God will send out his steadfast love and his faithfulness! ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭57‬:‭3‬ ‭- Our psalm for today says it was written concerning the time David fled from Saul into the cave. Likely this was the cave…

When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me? Psalm 56:3-4 – We learn from the header that this psalm was written about the time when David was seized by the Philistines in 1 Samuel 21.…

And I say, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest; yes, I would wander far away; I would lodge in the wilderness; Selah. ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭55‬:‭6‬-‭7‬ ‭- We learn from the psalm that David is once again in a season of great distress. The reasoning for such…