Today’s Verse: And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz. ~Ruth 2:1 One of the most encouraging characters of the Bible is Boaz. Boaz is a stirring picture of the Lord Jesus Christ. He is introduced to us as a kinsman redeemer. A kinsman redeemer was a person nearest of kin to a deceased male relative who would be required to redeem the property of his deceased relative. The purpose of redeeming the pro

Today’s Verse: And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place: ~Genesis 19:12 It is said, “Statements accuse, but questions convict.” In Genesis 19:12, we see one of these convicting questions. It was asked of a man who got his roots settled in too deep in the city in which he lived, and he now faced the prospect of losing everything, including his family. T

Today’s Verse: Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. ~Psalm 127:1 The word except is used in a powerful way in the Bible to describe something exclusive to God. Except means “only,” “with the exception of,” “without,” or “unless.” Jesus said, “Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Apart from the new birth, no sinner can be saved. The psalmist tells us that wi

Today’s Verse: In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble. ~Proverbs 15:6 New housing developments will have model homes for potential buyers to survey and walk through. Model homes are designed to have the most up-to-date appliances, colors, furniture, and other amenities to appeal to a buyer’s taste. Some people enjoy walking through model homes to get ideas for the current home they are living in. Everything about a model h

Today’s Verse: Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her. ~Proverbs 31:28 The day after Thanksgiving is when we recover from our overindulgences of food and football games. We feast on our leftovers and jump on Black Friday sales for Christmas. However, it is also a time in which the spirit and heart of being thankful should still be manifest in our lives. Proverbs 31 is a tribute and testimonial about a virtuous woman. It includes the