J.R.R.Tolkien’s story “The Lord of the Rings” gives an insight into loyalty and commitment. When viewing the movies or reading the books notice loyalty and commitment interwoven in the relationships of the various characters. Sacrifice is a big part of their loyal commitments. Real people exhibited these same characteristics as seen in the book of […]

God hates arrogance. (NIV) Psalm 5:5 “The arrogant cannot stand in your presence; you hate all who do wrong.” How often do you and I assume something about another person’s circumstances? How often do we take it upon ourselves to project our logic into another’s situation without counting on God to work in and through […]

Naomi was ready to move back to Judah from Moab. Her two daughters-in-law were also ready to go with her. Naomi had thought about the ramifications for these two women whom she loved, and she let them go. She told them to return to their mother’s home. She encouraged them to remarry and have a […]

Love gives clear-cut choices. The Lord God gives you and me the choice to turn away from Him or to turn toward Him and cling to Him. Naomi, Orpah and Ruth were women who really lived. This is not fiction. It really happened in the land of Moab. All three had suffered the death of […]

Love is the subject of many books and movies. Sexual love is the primary focus so many times in our society. However, there are many different levels of love. There is the love for a husband or wife, the love for a child, love for parents, relatives and friends. All are loved but loved in […]

Getting news by the grapevine is nothing new. Word of mouth has been a source of news for many thousands of years. Even in the time of the Book of Ruth, news traveled between communities and countries by people. Caravans traveling along “˜the king”™s highway”™ that extended from Egypt into Edom then into Moab with […]

There are many types of slavery but all slavery is oppressive and filled with fear. Where there is slavery, there is lack of freedom. An oppressive fear of death is apparent for those without hope. Fear of death is enslavement. For those who follow Christ, their hope is in Him Who is the living Savior. […]

Genealogies are popular today. There are computer programs and websites that help to discover relatives of long ago. The Daughters of the American Revolution and other organizations take great pride in their lineage. The people whose lives are lived out before us as we read Scriptures are, somehow, not real to us so much of […]

This devotional will be considering the book of Ruth in the following weeks. When did these events take place and where? Why is it included in Scripture? What impact can the lives of people who lived in the 13th or 14th century BC have in our lives today? The Book of Ruth took place sometime […]