Chapter 4 ⁽⁵⁴⁾

Passage Read: Ruth 1-4 Meditation Verse: 4:15 This story of Ruth and Naomi is a welcome counterpoint to the stereotype of mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law. Naomi must have been a very godly woman to inspire such loyalty among her daughters-in-law. Though the one went home, they…

Passage Read: Genesis 1-4 Meditation Verses: 4:5-7 It was God who disdained Cain's offering, not Abel. Cain's problem was with God, and God graciously came to him to draw his attention. Cain had not necessarily done anything wrong at this point, he'd just offered a…

Passage Read: 1 Peter 3-4 Meditation Verses: 4:7-11 We're supposed to live for the will of God, but what does that look like? Peter has mentioned many things already, but here he points out several commands which suggest a heavy emphasis on caring for one…

Passage Read: 2 Timothy 3-4 Meditation Verses: 4:17-18 After all Paul has been through in his service to Jesus Christ, after all he has experienced of Jesus, he continues to preach the Gospel even while on trial for his life. He senses that the end…

Passage Read: 1 Thessalonians 3-4 Meditation Verses: 4:9-12 It sounds like Paul is saying that a next step up in their love for the brethren is to lead a quiet life, minding their own business and working with their hands, so that they would behave…