1 Samuel 13:14 – The Lord has sought for Himself a man after His own heart, and the Lord has commanded him to be commander over His people…Saul was Israel’s first king and, based on appearances, he wa...  Read More

1 Samuel 12:23 – As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by failing to pray for you. And I will teach you the way that is good and right.Most people don’t realize that the main...  Read More

Topic: Jesus is the Good ShepherdScripture: 2 Samuel 5:2; Psalm 23; John 10:14-152 Samuel 5:22 In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. And the Lord sai...  Read More

“Praise be to the Lord, who this day has not left you without a redeemer… He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and who is better to you than...  Read More

And now, my daughter, do not fear. I will do for you all that you ask… And now it is true that I am a redeemer… as the Lord lives, I will redeem you. Ruth 3:11-13In Israel, when someone lost everythin...  Read More

May you be richly rewarded by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge. – Ruth 2:12As two widows without any income, Ruth and Naomi were in a tough spot, struggling ...  Read More

Don’t call me Naomi,” she told them. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life very bitter. I went away full, but the Lord has brought me back empty. – Ruth 1:20-21Naomi’s name means “Pleas...  Read More

In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah, together with his wife and two sons, went to live for a while in the country of Moab. – Ruth 1:1The...  Read More

Topic: Boaz is a type of Christ (protector)Scripture: Ruth 2:1-23 & John 17:12Ruth 2:1-232 Now Naomi had a relative of her husband's, a worthy man of the clan of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz. 2 And ...  Read More

I love the story of Gideon. There are so many rich pictures of Jesus in this narrative, from the Angel of the Lord that appears to Gideon, to the vision of a loaf of bread that brings victory, to the ...  Read More

The hand of the Lord was against them to defeat them, just as he had sworn to them. They were in great distress. Then the Lord raised up judges, who saved them  – Judges 2:12-15One of the overarching ...  Read More

The Lord said to Gideon, “You have too many men. I cannot deliver Midian into their hands, or Israel would boast against me, ‘My own strength has saved me.’ – Judges 7:2 Most people have heard about t...  Read More