Your People Will be My People. Devotions for Ruth 1:1-17 Monday — Your People Will be My People “There was a famine in the land, and a certain man of Bethlehem in Judah went to live in the country of Moab, he and his wife and two sons” (Ruth 1:1). Bob Warner and Jamal Lefebvre […]
Year 4, Narrative Lectionary, John.
Devotions on John 1:1-18–The Word Was God
The Word Was God Devotions on John 1:1-18 Monday, The Word Was God “In him was life, and the life was the light of all people” (John 1:4). The second chapter of Genesis contains a beautiful picture of creation. The writer of this chapter pictures God as a craftsman. God scoops up a pile […]
Matthew 6:19-34–Your Treasure-Your Heart
Your Treasure-Your Heart Devotions on Matthew 6:19-34 Monday–Your Treasure-Your Heart “For where your treasure is there your heart will be also” (Matthew 6:21). Heidi was a special education teacher. She loved her job, and as a follower of Jesus, Heidi thought that it was the vocation to which she had been called. When she […]
Ruth 4:1-22, Threshing Floor
Threshing Floor Devotions on Ruth 4:1-22 Monday–Threshing Floor “No sooner had Boaz gone up to the gate and set down there than the next of kin … came passing by” (Ruth 4:1). Sickness and death were experienced more often at younger ages three thousand years ago, when the story of Ruth took place. Often a […]
Ruth 3:1-18, Boaz and Ruth
Boaz and Ruth Devotions on Ruth 3:1-18 Monday–Boaz and Ruth “I need to seek some security for you, so that It may be well with you” (Ruth 3:1). It would be appropriate in the opening scene in chapter three to have the song, “Matchmaker, Matchmaker,” from the play “Fiddler on the Roof,” playing in […]
Ruth 2:1-23, Ruth and Boaz
Ruth and Boaz Devotions on Ruth 2:1-23 Monday, Ruth and Boaz “Now Naomi had a kinsman on her husband’s side, a prominent rich man … whose name was Boaz” (Ruth 2:1). The writer of Ruth introduces Boaz by sharing two facts with the reader. Boaz is “family” to Naomi and he is rich. He has […]
1 Peter 5:2-25, Steadfast
Steadfast Devotions on 1 Peter 5:1-14 Monday–Steadfast “I exhort the elders among you 2 to tend the flock of God that is in your charge, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion but willingly, as God would have you do it” (1 Peter 5:2). First Peter was late enough in the history of the Christian Church that […]
1 Peter 4:1-19, Constant Love
Constant Love Devotions on 1 Peter: 1-19 Monday–Constant Love “So as to live for the rest of your earthly life no longer by human desires but by the will of God” (1 Peter 4:2). Do you remember the terrible twos—not your terrible twos, but those of your offspring, younger siblings or close relatives? Around the […]
1 Peter 3:13-22, Persecution
Persecution Devotions on 1 Peter 3:13-22 Monday, Persecution “But even if you do suffer for doing what is right, you are blessed” (1 Peter 3:14a). “The times they are a changin’.” Bob Dylan sang and prophesied well. Who would have guess that there would be a time when the two words, “Christian,” and “Activist” would […]
1 Peter 2:1-9, 19-25, Living Stones
Living Stones 1 Peter 2:1-9, 19-25 Monday–Living Stones “Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, and all guile, insincerity, envy, and all slander” (1 Peter 2:1). We make excuses for ourselves. “We have a short fuse,” we explain, “Our anger is like a volcano. Once it blows we can’t do anything until it stops. It’s beyond […]