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Read Ruth 4:6-10 Then the redeemer said, “I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I impair my own inheritance. Take my right of redemption...

Read Ruth 4:1-5 Now Boaz had gone up to the gate and sat down there. And behold, the redeemer, of whom Boaz had spoken, came by....

Read Romans 3:23-25a “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the...

Read Ruth 3:16-18 And when she came to her mother-in-law, she said, “How did you fare, my daughter.” Then she told her all that the man...

Read Ruth 3:14-15 So she lay down at his feet until morning, but arose before one could recognize another. And he said, “Let it not be...

Read Ruth 3:10-13 And he said, “May you be blessed by the LORD, my daughter. You have made this last kindness greater than the first in...

Read Ruth 3:6-10 So she went down to the threshing floor and did just as her mother-in-law had commanded her. And when Boaz had eaten and...

Read Ruth 3:1-5 Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with...

Read Exodus 34:6 (ESV) The LORD passed before him and proclaimed, “The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and...

Read Ruth 2:18-23 (ESV) And she took it up and went into the city. Her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned. She also brought out and...

Read Ruth 2:14-17 (ESV) And at mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come here and eat some bread and dip your morsel in the wine.” So she sat...

Read Ruth 2:11-13 (ESV) But Boaz answered her, “All that you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband has been...

Read Ruth 2:8-10 Then Boaz said to Ruth, “Now, listen, my daughter, do not go to glean in another field or leave this one, but keep close...

Read Ruth 2:1-7 (ESV) Now Naomi had a relative of her husband’s, a worthy man of the clan of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz. And Ruth the...

Read Genesis 50:20 (ESV) “As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be...

Read Ruth 1:19-22 (ESV) So the two of them went on until they came to Bethlehem. And when they came to Bethlehem, the whole town was...

Read Ruth 1:11-14 (ESV) But Naomi said, “Turn back, my daughters; why will you go with me? Have I yet sons in my womb that they may...

Read Ruth 1:6-10 (ESV) Then she arose with her daughters-in-law to return from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the fields of...

Read Ruth 1:1-5 (ESV) In the days when the judges ruled there was a famine in the land, and a man of Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn...

Read Ruth 1:15-18 (ESV) And [Naomi] said, “See, your sister-in-law, has gone back to her people and to her gods; return after your...

Published 4/17/20 Read 1 Samuel 12:24 "Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you." Reflect What do you suppose it means to fear the Lord? And why are there so many Scriptures that instruct us to fear God, not man? The Bible tells us that (1) to fear God is the beginning of wisdom, (2) the fear of the Lord leads to life, and (3) the Lord delights in those who fear Him. Why is this important? The Lord wan

Published 4/16/20 Read 1 John 4:4-6 "Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world, and the world listens to them. We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of error." Reflect What qualities are we to demonstrate in our lives? How did God d

Published 4/15/20 Read Matthew 6:9-13 (NIV) "This, then, is how you should pray: " 'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.' " Reflect In what ways is the Lord's Prayer a perfect prayer? What do you learn from these special words? What is Jesus t

Published 4/14/20 Read Psalm 13:3-6 "Consider and answer me, O Lord my God; light up my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death, lest my enemy say, "I have prevailed over him," lest my foes rejoice because I am shaken. But I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation. I will sing to the Lord, because he has dealt bountifully with me." Reflect Honest communication with God is a great way to process what is going on in our lives. Have you notice