Whether you are in a difficult “in-law” relationship or the Lord is speaking to you about another hard relationship or circumstance, this passage…
Read MoreBoaz steps forward to take the family relative’s responsibility to marry the widow Ruth. Naomi begins to hope again for the future of her…
Read MoreRuth is hungry. Even if Naomi doesn’t seem to be thinking of the next meal, Ruth knows they need to eat. She asks her…
Read MoreIn today’s Scripture reading, we see Naomi full of regrets and love. She tells her daughter-in-law to stay behind. The life of widows…
Read MoreThe best-known mother-in-law/daughter-in-law relationship in the Bible is that of Naomi and Ruth. In this familiar Old Testament story, we meet…
Read MoreOur first impressions give us a filter by which we view our future relationships. A positive first meeting can give us hope for a healthy and even close…
Read More“I’ve tried everything and have finally just given up on our relationship being anything other than polite.” Or your response is, “It’s too late…
Read MoreHave you recognized times in your life when your view of God was too small? Did you forget that He is a mighty warrior when you were…
Read MoreWhen our view of God is too small we grow anxious instead of remembering He is almighty. When we think He isn’t big enough to…
Read MoreThis week we are examining times in our lives when our view of God has been too limited. Can you think of a time when you worried instead of…
Read MoreIn the first twenty-one verses of Psalm 22, we learn how to suffer in faith when we feel forsaken. There is no suffering so great as…
Read MoreThis week we are looking at times in our lives when our view of God has been too small. Circumstances seemed insurmountable and we were tempted…
Read MoreOur view of God is often far too small. This is especially true when circumstances arise that seem too big for us to handle. We are tempted to forget…
Read MoreWhat is your view of God? If you have been reading or listening to Daily Treasure for any length of time, you have been regularly encouraged…
Read MoreThe Israelites experienced God’s divine provision of manna until they entered the land of Cannan just as God had promised…
Read MoreWhen things seemed overwhelming and bleak, and I felt alone and confused during our family’s crisis, I often found myself…
Read MoreOne of the most encouraging things I envision picking up each morning in pursuing this manna life is the mystery of God. It reminds me…
Read More“Rest. Lord, today I need rest, Your kind of rest that doesn’t wear out as the day wears long. I’m already at the end of…
Read MoreThe Israelites had finally been freed from slavery in Egypt, but now they were in the wilderness and needed food. They were…
Read MoreOn one particularly challenging day, about a year into our journey, I was on the phone with a dear friend. As I shared my weary heart…
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