Daily Devotional
By Pastor Jerry Teboe
MIRACLES IN 2025
God’s Blessing
Ruth 4:13-17
So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the LORD gave her conception, and she bare a son. Rth 4:14 And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the LORD, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel. Rth 4:15 And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath born him. Rth 4:16 And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it. Rth 4:17 And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.
Boaz did become the kinsman redeemer for Ruth and Naomi. In the providence of God, Ruth entered the genealogy of the Messiah and experienced God’s blessing for her obedience to Him and for following His plan for her life.
We can learn many lessons from the lives of Naomi and Ruth, and especially from Boaz who stood up to become the man God intended him to become.
From Naomi, we learn that a person can fall into discouragement due to the hard circumstances of life. But she overcame that discouragement as she saw the hand of God working to restore her joy when He intervened for good.
From Ruth, we learn that even though she was from another background and one outside of what some may have thought was the providence of God, she became a loyal daughter-in-law and a lover of the true God. She followed in obedience and learned that God could use anyone to do His will. She realized that God’s blessing is available to those who are willing to submit to the leading of the Almighty God.
From Boaz, we learn what it means to be a man of God who is willing to stand up for God’s plan in his life. He became an instrument to the saving of a family and eventually to the saving of mankind through the finished work of Jesus Christ. By the grace of God, he became the great-grandfather of King David through whom came the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.
For us today, we learn from the little book of Ruth that God can use anyone! It does not matter if you are rich or poor, man or woman, Jew or Gentile. God can reach into your life and do a miraculous work if you are willing to submit to His will and be obedient to His leading.
Praise the Lord for His marvelous grace and mercy in allowing us to experience God’s blessing in our lives!
Bible Reading for the Year
July 14th, Mark 9-11
Prayer Needs
Pray for Anita Langley PTL! Her congestion seems a little better.
Pray for Nadia’s mother, Anita Swain, who found out she has lung cancer. She is doing some better, but continue to pray for her healing!
Please continue to pray for Phil Corey. Phil has another treatment today.
Pray for Michelle also.
Please pray for Linda Franks who needs to have surgery soon.
Praise the Lord with Vicki Dalton. She got her results back. No cancer! PTL!!
Pray also for Jackson Broome, the grandson of the Celebrate Recovery leaders in Greenville. He has HLH, a rare life-threatening syndrome that occurs when the immune system does not function correctly. He is just 8 years old and needs our prayers. Pray for God’s healing miracle!
Please pray for Dr. Joe Jordan. He’s still having a lot of pain in his back and hip. The doctor is postponing hip replacement for now.
Pray for the peace of Israel and also for our country as well.
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Pray for our Missionaries!
Sue Singleton and the mission in Cambodia
Dr. Joe Jordan and the CBM (Cross and Bible Ministries)
Travis and Caroline Fennessy – IBM missionaries to Southeast Asia