by Gary Prickett | May 14, 2021 | The Story of Everything Daily Devotional
In the calling of Samuel we see God’s uncommon call (at that time the word of the Lord was rare), to an unlikely person, to an unenviable task. Consider the word of the Lord to the young boy: “Behold, I am about to do a thing in Israel at which the two ears of...
by Gary Prickett | May 12, 2021 | The Story of Everything Daily Devotional
George Müller was a Prussian Christian who immigrated to England and established orphanages and schools to minister to those whom others forgot. He did so in a way foreign to charitable organizations today: he didn’t solicit funds, nor did he fill a board of directors...
by Gary Prickett | May 11, 2021 | The Story of Everything Daily Devotional
This week we consider “the God who calls” and the story of Samuel, a prophet of the Lord and the last judge of Israel. These are dark times in the nation. Israel had known of the strong leadership of Moses and Joshua, but floundered under a long series of poor leaders...
by Gary Prickett | Apr 30, 2021 | The Story of Everything Daily Devotional
Upon Ruth’s arrival back home following her day working in Boaz’ fields, Naomi fills in some detail: “The man is a close relative of ours, one of our redeemers. (2:20)” The kinsman redeemer served an important social role in ancient Israel. Following the death of a...
by Gary Prickett | Apr 29, 2021 | The Story of Everything Daily Devotional
One of the key themes of Ruth is acting in a way that goes beyond the reasonable call of duty. One interesting aspect to this beautiful story is how this idea of being loyal beyond duty’s necessity gets played out in parallel. In chapter 1 we read of Ruth’s moving...
by Gary Prickett | Apr 28, 2021 | The Story of Everything Daily Devotional
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel bothAnd be on traveler, long I stoodAnd looked down one as far as I couldTo where it bent in the undergrowth… Robert Frost’s poem “The Road Not Taken” presents the lament of a...
