Peoples Gospel Church's "Listening to God" Devotional

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=1Corinthians+001   1 Corinthians Introduction The book of Acts describes how Paul brought the royal news about Jesus the Messiah to Macedonia (northern Greece), but then had to flee to Achaia (southern Greece) for his own safety. He visited the city of Corinth there, a wealthy and cosmopolitan commercial center. Many…

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Ruth+004     Ruth Chapter Four (ESV) 14 Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you this day without a redeemer, and may his name be renowned in Israel! 15 He shall be to you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your…

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Ruth+003     Ruth Chapter Three (ESV) 5 And she replied, “All that you say I will do.” 6 So she went down to the threshing floor and did just as her mother-in-law had commanded her. 7 And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went…

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Ruth+002     Ruth Chapter Two (ESV) 8 Then Boaz said to Ruth, “Now, listen, my daughter, do not go to glean in another field or leave this one, but keep close to my young women. 9 Let your eyes be on the field that they are reaping, and go after…

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Ruth+001       Ruth   Introduction The short book of Ruth is a bridge between the two major parts of Israel’s covenant history. The first part (Genesis–Judges) focuses on how Abraham’s descendants became a nation and on the covenant God made with Israel. The second part (Samuel–Kings) tells the story…

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Judges+021   Judges Chapter 21（ESV） 16 Then the elders of the congregation said, “What shall we do for wives for those who are left, since the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?” 17 And they said, “There must be an inheritance for the survivors of Benjamin, that a tribe not be…

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Judges+020   Judges Chapter 20（ESV） 18 The people of Israel arose and went up to Bethel and inquired of God, “Who shall go up first for us to fight against the people of Benjamin?” And the Lord said, “Judah shall go up first.” 19 Then the people of Israel rose in…

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Judges+019   Judges Chapter 19（ESV） 17 And he lifted up his eyes and saw the traveler in the open square of the city. And the old man said, “Where are you going? And where do you come from?” 18 And he said to him, “We are passing from Bethlehem in Judah…

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Judges+018   Judges Chapter 18（ESV） 18 And when these went into Micah’s house and took the carved image, the ephod, the household gods, and the metal image, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?” 19 And they said to him, “Keep quiet; put your hand on your mouth and…

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Judges+017   Judges Chapter 17（ESV） 1 There was a man of the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah. 2 And he said to his mother, “The 1,100 pieces of silver that were taken from you, about which you uttered a curse, and also spoke it in my ears, behold,…