Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Ruth 1:16

God created people to live as families, providing care, support and connection for one another. Sometimes family means more than just relatives. And some of the most beautiful relationships in the Bible are ones where God drew unlikely people together in unexpected ways. Where do you find people who will be like family to you? Explore how God can help you find family—or be family for someone in need!

This devotional provides five practical lessons to apply to your life after heartbreak. If you have walked through a season similar to Ruth and Naomi, be encouraged. God is always working. In His sovereignty, He allows relationships to end, allows death, separation, and abandonment. But when we trust Him, even when we feel bitter and forsaken, God promises to work things together for our good.

Women bring the present at Christmas. They cook, buy gifts, create crafts, plan parties, coordinate outfits….make MAGIC, and this year will be no different. This devotional is a walk through a few of the women involved in the family line of Christ and his birth. These women faced a myriad of obstacles, but in the end, they brought the most beautiful gift to the world--the presence of Jesus Christ.

Beloved Child of God, what do you do when loss ambushes your life? Are you tempted to believe its defiant taunts? Ruth, former widow, and refugee turned great grandmother of King David, understands what it is like to walk through and overcome gut-wrenching seasons of change and loss. Let God’s grace, seen in Ruth’s life story, encourage you. You are not forsaken. Your Redeemer loves you. Redeemed Is Your Name!

Do you long to “make disciples who make disciples,” to follow Jesus’ mandate in the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20)? If so, you may have found that it can be difficult to find role models for this process. Whose example can you follow? What does disciplemaking look like in everyday life? Let’s look into the Old Testament to see how five men and women invested in others, Life-to-Life®.

What if…? That’s just one of the questions we ask ourselves as we face unknown tomorrows. Uncertainty about the future can cause us to live with anxiety. But what if we could pray our way through the questions? Instead of giving traction to fear, what if we learned to trust our faithful God?

Every day we have a choice to chase God or choose to live with fear and regret. What does it mean to live determined? Explore 5 women of the BIble who lived determined as they encountered setbacks, defied obstacles, and walked by faith. Choose today to be determined, to stay when it's hard, to follow Jesus, and lead when you're called to lead, to give back, and to be courageous!

What does kindness look like? Could it be more than just being polite or friendly? In this Plan about the story of Ruth, we will learn new ways of bringing kindness to the world around us.

The truth of the matter is that we all are called to forsake all and to pick up our cross and follow Christ. That is the Christian life. The readings this week help us reflect on the cost of following Christ. The goal is instead to shift our attention heavenward and to cultivate a heart that can see God’s big picture.

Sometimes life’s good and the surf is pumping. Other days, life’s hard and nothing seems to go right. So when you’re caught in the closeout, or everything’s turned to mush, what do you do? Join the Christian Surfers’ crew to explore how God can grow you through hard times—and how you can learn to rejoice in Him, even when life isn’t going the way you hoped.