Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, “After I have grown old, shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?” Genesis 18:12 REFERENCE Genesis 18:1-15 As a young girl, Sarah had many hopes like any young girl. She must have said to herself, “I will get married at 20, and by 25, I will have […]

But now indeed there are many members, yet one body.  1 Corinthians 12:20 REFERENCE I Corinthians 12:12-30 As believers God expects us to function as one Body in Christ. We all occupy different offices and have different callings and gifts, but we need to work together as a single unit in order so we can […]

“And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter; so he made it again into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to make.” Jeremiah 18:4   REFERENCE Jeremiah 18:1-6 The potter’s wheel usually spins around while the lump of clay is being worked on. That […]

That the sharing of your faith may become effective by the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus. Philemon 1:6 REFERENCE Philemon 1:4-7 When you look at areas of your life you think you are disadvantaged in, discouragement sets in, and several times a sense of despondency comes and you get stagnated. But, […]

And Boaz said to the elders and all the people, “You are witnesses this day that I have bought all that was Elimelech’s, and all that was Chilion’s and Mahlon’s, from the hand of Naomi. Ruth 4:9   REFERENCE Ruth 4:1-11   In life, when it gets dark is when some people find the opportunity to shine. While some may […]

…Boaz commanded his young men, saying, “Let her glean even among the sheaves, and do not reproach her.  Also let grain from the bundles fall purposely for her; leave it that she may glean, and do not rebuke her.” Ruth 2:15-16 REFERENCE Ruth 2:1-16   The greatest temptation in times of famine/economic downturn is to become […]

Now behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, “The Lord be with you!” And they answered him, “The Lord bless you!”  Ruth 2:4 REFERENCE Ruth 2:1-4 Stephen covey, an American author, told a fable about a struggling farmer who had a goose that laid golden eggs. This farmer soon became rich by […]

There was a relative of Naomi’s husband, a man of great wealth, of the family of Elimelech. His name was Boaz. Ruth 2:1 REFERENCE Ruth 1:19-22 & 2:1-9 The book of Ruth begins with a famine in Bethlehem that pushed Elimelech and his entire family to leave the city for Moab in search of greener pastures. However, our text […]

So it was, whenever Israel had sown, Midianites would come up; also Amalekites and the people of the East would come up against them. Judges 6:3   REFERENCE Judges 6:1-6   It is frustrating to labor and not see the reward of your labor. This was Israel’s unfortunate reality in today’s text. They planted and watered their […]