Scripture: “May you have standing in Ephrathah and be famous in Bethlehem.” – Ruth 4:11 Devotional: The prayer over Boaz and Ruth came...

Scripture: “May the Lord make the woman… like Rachel and Leah… May your family be like that of Perez.” – Ruth 4:11–12 Devotional: The...

Scripture: “May the Lord make the woman who is coming into your home like Rachel and Leah… May you have standing in Ephrathah and be...

Scripture: “Meanwhile Boaz went up to the town gate and sat down there…” – Ruth 4:1 Devotional: Boaz didn’t wait passively—he prepared...

Scripture: “Now in earlier times in Israel… one party took off his sandal and gave it to the other…” – Ruth 4:7 Devotional: The unnamed...

Scripture: “Just then the guardian-redeemer he had mentioned came along…” – Ruth 4:1 Devotional: Two small words change everything: “just...

Scripture: “At mealtime Boaz called to her, ‘Come over here, and help yourself to some food.’… She ate all she wanted and still had some...

Scripture: “May the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge, reward you fully for what you have done.” –...

Scripture: “The Lord be with you!” the harvesters replied, “The Lord bless you!” – Ruth 2:4 Reflection: Boaz was a man of standing, not...

Scripture: “So Ruth went out to gather grain behind the harvesters. And as it happened, she found herself working in a field that...

Scripture: “Your people will be my people, and your God my God.” – Ruth 1:16 Reflection: Ruth’s journey began with a decision to leave...

Scripture: “So Naomi returned from Moab, accompanied by her daughter-in-law Ruth… They arrived in Bethlehem in late spring, at the...

"…arriving in Bethlehem as the barley harvest was beginning." -- Ruth 1:22 Ruth 1 ends with a quiet phrase that carries immense hope: "as...

"So the two women went on until they came to Bethlehem…" -- Ruth 1:19 Sometimes repentance is loud--a moment of confession, tears, and...

"Where you go I will go…your God will be my God." -- Ruth 1:16 When Naomi urges Ruth to return to her people, Ruth stands firm. With...

"Now Elimelek…died, and Naomi was left…" -- Ruth 1:3-5 The dream of survival in Moab quickly turns into a nightmare. Elimelek dies. Then...

"…and they went to Moab and lived there." -- Ruth 1:2 Bethlehem means "house of bread," a symbolic reminder of God's provision. But when...

"In the days when the judges ruled…" -- Ruth 1:1 The story of Ruth begins in chaos. "In the days when the judges ruled…" wasn't a...

2 Corinthians 5:17 (NLT) “Anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!” Reflection:...

1 Corinthians 11:26 (NIV) “For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.” Reflection:...