Daily Thoughts From God's Word

Dec 26, 2023

December 26, 2023 - Ruth 3:12-18

So, we know how the story of Ruth and Boaz ends but we’re not there just yet. Boaz acknowledges that he is a redeemer but that there is...

George Martin

Dec 25, 2023

December 25, 2023 - Ruth 3:1-11

Naomi asked, “My daughter, should I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you?” (3:1) And where did she seek? Among her...

George Martin

Dec 24, 2023

December 24, 2023 - Ruth 2:14-23 (one more time)

Not only did Ruth eat at Boaz’s table and had food left over, Boaz also made sure that his servants put out bundles of sheaves for her to...

George Martin

Dec 23, 2023

December 23, 2023 - Ruth 2:14-23

The story of God’s gracious provision in Naomi’s and Ruth’s lives continues. Boaz not only allowed Ruth to glean in his fields, he also...

George Martin

Dec 22, 2023

December 22, 2023 - Ruth 2:8-13

God’s faithful provisions for Ruth and Naomi continue with Boaz not only allowing Ruth to glean in his fields but he also instructed his...

George Martin

Dec 21, 2023

December 21, 2023 - Ruth 2:1-7

Another scene in Ruth’s story and several more observations. First, Ruth was blessed to have married into not only an extended family...

George Martin

Dec 20, 2023

December 20, 2023 - Ruth 1:19-22

Yes, just four verses, this morning, a very short reading. And the narrative is very straightforward: Naomi and Ruth leave Moab and...

George Martin

Dec 19, 2023

December 19, 2023 - Ruth 1:8-18

Typically, when reading these verses, we focus on the loyalty and unselfishness of Ruth who would not leave her mother-in-law even if it...

George Martin

Dec 18, 2023

December 18, 2023 - Ruth 1:1-7

Well, we have reached Revelation 22. What now? The Bible is distinct from other religious documents in that it is historical...

George Martin

Dec 17, 2023

December 17, 2023 - Revelation 19-22

Consider these last chapters of Revelation and the story they conclude (Well, see below!). “King of kings and Lord of lords” (19:16). ...

George Martin

Dec 16, 2023

December 16, 2023 - Revelation 17-18

Here is the great prostitute, of whom John writes: “And I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints, the blood of the martyrs of...

George Martin

Dec 15, 2023

December 15, 2023 - Revelation 13-16

John sees a second beast, which “performs great signs, even making fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people, and by the...

George Martin

Dec 14, 2023

December 14, 2023 - Revelation 10-12

A great conflict is afoot between the Lord and Satan. Of course, it’s not a fair battle; the combatants are not equals. Consider some...

George Martin

Dec 14, 2023

December 13, 2023 - Revelation 8-9

Now, the seven trumpets. This is bad stuff. All sorts of plagues and judgments, and even so, John writes: “The rest of mankind, who...

George Martin

Dec 12, 2023

December 12, 2023 - Revelation 8

Now, the seventh seal is opened. Silence for about a half hour (8:1). Reading carefully and slowly, just sort of weighing the words,...