Nearer to God Devotional
Directing you to faith in Jesus Christ and to Biblical truth.
Receive this devotional daily via our RP App or buy it in print here. You can also find it on Facebook and in Spanish.
-
Daily devotional
September 16 – What is God teaching you?
“Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure.” – Proverbs 4:26 Scripture reading: Proverbs 3:1-12 Every day, I like to make a list of things that need to be accomplished. It feels great to put…
-
Daily devotionalJuly 26 – Lie down
“Lie down until morning” – Ruth 3:13b Scripture reading: Ruth 3:1-18 Given her character Ruth could have had the pick of the men of Bethlehem….
-
Daily devotionalJuly 25 – May you be blessed
“And he said, “May you be blessed by the LORD, my daughter.”” – Ruth 3:10a Scripture reading: Ruth 3:6-13 How Ruth’ s heart must have…
-
Daily devotionalJuly 24 – You are a Redeemer
“… for you are a redeemer.” – Ruth 3:9b Scripture reading: Leviticus 25:23-25; 35-38; 47-55 Ruth completes her request for Boaz to cover her with…
-
Daily devotionalJuly 23 – Spread your wings (II)
“The cherubim shall spread out their wings above, overshadowing the mercy seat with their wings, their faces one to another…” – Exodus 25:20a Scripture reading:…
-
Daily devotionalJuly 22 – Spread your wings (I)
“He [Boaz] said, “Who are you?” And she answered, “I am Ruth, your servant. Spread your wings over your servant…”” – Ruth 3:9a Scripture reading:…
-
Daily devotionalJuly 21 – Instructions
“Wash therefore and anoint yourself, and put on your cloak and go down to the threshing floor, but do not make yourself known to the…
-
Daily devotionalJuly 20 – Seeking rest
“Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you?”” – Ruth…
-
Daily devotionalJuly 19 – Another key word
“This man is a close relative of ours, one of our redeemers.” – Ruth 2:20b Scripture reading: Isaiah 43:1-3 If the key word of chapter…
-
Daily devotionalJuly 18 – Something is still not right
“And she lived with her mother-in-law.” – Ruth 2:23b Scripture reading: Matthew 1:1-6a It’s almost a perfect picture now. We just need to wait for…
-
Daily devotionalJuly 17 – Almost picture perfect
“So she kept close to the young women of Boaz, gleaning until the end of the barley and wheat harvests.” – Ruth 2:23a Scripture reading:…
-
Daily devotionalJuly 16 – Blessed be the man
“And her mother-in-law said to her, “Where did you glean today? And where have you worked? Blessed be the man who took notice of you.””…
-
Daily devotionalJuly 15 – Boaz, a worthy man
“Now Naomi had a relative of her husband’s, a worthy man of the clan of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz.” – Ruth 2:1 Scripture reading:…
-
Daily devotionalJuly 14 – Gleaning (III)
“You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I command you to do this.” – Deuteronomy 24:22 Scripture reading:…
-
Daily devotionalJuly 13 – Gleaning (II)
“So she gleaned in the field until evening. Then she beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley.” –…
-
Daily devotionalJuly 12 – Gleaning (I)
“So she set out and went and gleaned…” – Ruth 2:3a Scripture reading: Ruth 2:8-16 This word “glean” appears twelve times just in this one…
-
Daily devotionalJuly 11 – She happened to…
“And Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “Let me go to the field and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight…
-
Daily devotionalJuly 10 – A perfectly timed return (II)
“And they came to Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest.” – Ruth 1:22c Scripture reading: 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 There’s more to be said…
-
Daily devotionalJuly 9 – A perfectly timed return (I)
“And they came to Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest.” – Ruth 1:22c Scripture reading: Deuteronomy 26:1-11 The story began with Bethlehem being…
-
Daily devotionalJuly 8 – Surprise! Another return
“… and Ruth the Moabite her daughter-in-law with her, who returned from the country of Moab.” – Ruth 1:22b Scripture reading: Ephesians 1:1-10 Interesting, isn’t…
-
Daily devotionalJuly 7 – She’s returned
“So Naomi returned…” – Ruth 1:22a Scripture reading: Ruth 1:19-22 Verse 22 is, you might say, the summary verse. The opening words of the summary…
-
Daily devotionalJuly 6 – Your God, my God
“But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where…
-
Daily devotionalJuly 5 – Go back
“Then she arose with her daughters-in-law to return from the country of Moab, …” – Ruth 1:6a Scripture reading: Ruth 1:6-14 Naomi is returning home…
-
Daily devotionalJuly 4 – God visits
“… she had heard in the fields of Moab that God had visited his people and given them food.” – Ruth 1:6 Scripture reading: Deuteronomy…
-
Daily devotionalJuly 3 – Bad outcomes
“But Elimelech the husband of Naomi died … and both Mahlon and Chilion died, so that the woman was left without her two sons and…
-
Daily devotionalJuly 2 – Bad choices
“… and a man of Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons. The…
-
Daily devotionalJuly 1 – Introduction to Ruth
We find the story of Ruth between the books of Judges and Samuel. You might say it’s a bridge-book. It is a story that illustrates…
-
Daily devotionalJune 30 – Joy with Jesus
“Father, I desire that they also, whom You have given me, may be with me where I am…” – John 17:24 Scripture reading: John 17:1-26…
-
Daily devotionalJune 29 – Future joy
“He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning nor crying nor pain anymore,…
-
Daily devotionalJune 28 – Joy in worship
“True worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth.” – John 4:24 Scripture reading: John 4:1-26 Since joy, in some measure, ought to be…
-
Daily devotionalJune 27 – Angelic wonder
“…things into which angels long to look.” – 1 Peter 1:12 Scripture reading: 1 Peter 1:3-12 I’m curious about angels. Not the fat little-winged baby…
-
Daily devotionalJune 26 – Counterfeit joy (IV)
“May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the Lord.” – Psalm 104:34 Scripture reading: Psalm 104:1-35 I live in Colorado and…
-
Daily devotionalJune 25 – Counterfeit joy (III)
“For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?” – Mark 8:36 Scripture reading: Mark 8:31-38 C.S. Lewis once said: “It would seem that Our Lord…
-
Daily devotionalJune 24 – Counterfeit joy (II)
“Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, but when…
-
Daily devotionalJune 23 – Counterfeit joy (I)
“By faith Moses… refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy…
-
Daily devotionalJune 22 – The joy of believing
“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” – Hebrews 11:1 Scripture reading: John 20:24-29 Thomas wasn’t present…
-
Daily devotionalJune 21 – Resurrection joy
“”Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord.”” – John 20:18 Scripture reading: John 20:1-18 It is clear from reading…
-
Daily devotionalJune 20 – For the joy set before him
“Looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame,…
-
Daily devotionalJune 19 – Jesus’ seventh word on the cross
“Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit!” – Luke 23:46 Scripture reading: Luke 23:44-49 This word, like the fourth and fifth, is a quotation…
-
Daily devotionalJune 18 – Jesus’ sixth word on the cross
“It is finished.” – John 19:30 Scripture Reading: John 19:28-30 You and I might not finish something we’ve begun. Due to laziness, weakness or for…
-
Daily devotionalJune 17 – Jesus’ fifth word on the cross
“I thirst.” – John 19:28 Scripture reading: John 19:28-30 Jesus’ fifth word on the cross is only one word in Greek which, when translated is,…
-
Daily devotionalJune 16 – Jesus’ fourth word on the cross
“…My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” – Matthew 27:46 Scripture reading: Matthew 27:45-56 I wonder if the onlookers at Jesus’ crucifixion were…
-
Daily devotionalJune 15 – Jesus’ third word on the cross
“…He said to His mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” Then He said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took…
-
Daily devotionalJune 14 – Jesus’ second word on the cross
“And He said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”” – Luke 23:43 Scripture reading: Luke 23:35-43…
-
Daily devotionalJune 13 – Jesus’ first word on the cross
“And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.”” – Luke 23:34 Scripture reading: Luke 23:18-34 Looking forward to Good Friday…
-
Daily devotionalJune 12 – Jesus’ joy
“But now I am coming to You, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves.” –…
-
Daily devotionalJune 11 – Joy in this world
“But now I am coming to You, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves.” –…
-
Daily devotionalJune 10 – The fruit of joy (II)
“…rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” – Luke 10:20 Scripture reading: Luke 10:1-10 The reason that joy is a fruit of the Spirit…
-
Daily devotionalJune 9 – The fruit of joy (I)
“But the fruit of the Spirit is… joy…” – Galatians 5:22 Scripture reading: Galatians 5:16-25 My family and I lived in Hawaii for seven years….
-
Daily devotionalJune 8 – Joy in tribulation
“Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.” – James 1:2 Scripture…
-
Daily devotionalJune 7 – Worship with gladness
“Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into His presence with singing!” – Psalm 100:2 Scripture reading: Psalm 100:1-6 Since joy in our salvation carries over…
-
Daily devotionalJune 6 – Joy in God’s revelation
“In the way of Your testimonies I delight as much as in all riches… I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget Your…
-
Daily devotionalJune 5 – Joy in the God of my salvation
“I will take joy in the God of my salvation.” – Habakkuk 3:18b Scripture reading: Habakkuk 3:1-19 When the Bible speaks of our joy, we…