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Weekly Guide：2026-2027 Week 24
June 14, 2026
Week 24 Day 1: Full to Empty ⇧ ⇩
Question
What faith did Ruth display?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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During the age when everyone did as they fit, Elimelek fled famine with wife Naomi and two sons for he had little faith. They left Bethlehem in “full” to Moab, a land God despised. God brought suffering to them and Elimelek and his two sons died in Moab. One of the daughter-in-law left Naomi and went back to her home and the Moabite god. The other determined to stay with Naomi and God.
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The famous quote of Ruth, a true display of faith: “Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.” Ruth became the ancestor of David, an important member in Jesus’ lineage.
Meditation: My Story
- Walking with God - Elimelek’s weak faith caused him to leave the promised land into the seemingly plenty of Moab because he loved the world more than God’s promise. Naomi was saddened but never complained about her suffering. She displayed great faith with her life right in front of her two Gentile daughters-in-law. Orpah could not uphold what she had started, left God and went back to the world of idols where she had come from. Ruth, envy of Naomi’s God, was determined to follow Naomi and became a great testimony of faith. What do these people remind me of? Where do I stand in the journey of my life right now?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
Week 24 Day 2: Covered with Grace ⇧ ⇩
Question
What life testimony did the Gentile Ruth live out?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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Ruth gleaned in the field for mother-in-law Naomi and herself and was protected by the gracious Boaz.
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Ruth was richly rewarded just as Boaz’s blessing for her: “May you be richly rewarded by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.”
Meditation: My Story
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Identity - Ruth, a Gentile woman, her love for Naomi and faith for God became a great testimony to the Israelites. God’s grace covered the Moabite woman Ruth aplenty even though the law dictates that the Moabites are not chosen as His. It is by God’s election that changes our identity. What is my identity before and after I have come to know God? How do I identify myself and my value now?
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Integrity - What Boaz saw in Ruth was not lust but her faith in God. From what can I see Boaz’s tenderness and respect toward Ruth? How should I view those who are in need?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
Week 24 Day 3: A Guardian Redeemer ⇧ ⇩
Question
How did Boaz fulfill his responsibility as a guardian-redeemer?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
- When one dies, according to the law, a close relative is obligated to redeem his family, marry his wife, and buy his land to maintain the inheritance. Naomi followed this law to find a home for Ruth. Ruth obeyed Naomi’s will and Boaz obeyed the law to fulfill his obligation.
Meditation: My Story
- Integrity - God’s grace was realized through Naomi’s love, Ruth’s obedience, and Boaz’s faithfulness. Through me, God’s grace may also come to others. What can I learn from Naomi, Ruth, and Boaz’s integrity in love, obedience, and faith and apply that to my service to the Lord?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
Week 24 Day 4: Bitter to Sweet ⇧ ⇩
Question
What was Ruth’s role in God’s plan?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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According to Israelite’s law and in the presence of the elders, Boaz and another relative decided on Ruth’s marriage. Boaz married Ruth by faith just as Ruth followed Naomi by faith.
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Naomi gained an heir who eventually became the ancestor of King David of Israel. Her bitterness turned into sweetness.
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God’s promises to His people never change. Even a Moabite woman had become an important part of His salvation plan.
Meditation: My Story
- Fidelity - The relative who was closer to Naomi than Boaz was not willing to marry Ruth because “I might endanger my own estate.” This was because Ruth’s future son would not be under his name and yet inherit the land he would redeem. So, he would rather not take on the responsibility of redeeming and gave it to Boaz in order to protect his own interest. Although Ruth’s child became Naomi’s son and named under Elimelek, Boaz’s name was the one recorded in Jesus’ genealogy: “Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth” (Ruth 4:21, Matthew 1:5). Contrasting to the relative who held on to his own estate, Boaz was willing to give up his but was rewarded the greatest blessing. How does Boaz’s selfless and faithful service remind me?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
Week 24 Day 5: Prayer of Hannah ⇧ ⇩
Question
How did Hannah find peace from her prayer?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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Hannah was provoked and irritated by her husband’s other wife, Peninnah, due to her infertility. Peninnah would provoke Hannah even more each year during the family’s annual sacrifice in Shiloh.
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Hannah prayed in front of the Lord, for a son to give to the Lord.
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Eli the priest told Hannah to go in peace and her face was no longer downcast. Through her prayer, the Lord remembered Hannah and gave her a son named Samuel. When he had weaned, Hannah brought Samuel to Eli to dedicate him to the Lord as she had promised in her prayer. Hannah gave thanks and praised the Lord.
Meditation: My Story
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Walking with God - Hannah was no longer downcast and ate right after she had prayed. What relieved Hannah of the sorrow that got piled up after all those years? Am I being sorrowful? Is it because I never let go of my sorrow even after I have prayed to God? What did Hannah really ask for in her prayer? What does it remind me about my prayer?
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Walking with God - What did Hannah do after God had answered her prayer? What did I do after God had answered my prayer? Hannah gave her son away not long after she gave birth to him, but she happily thanked and praised the Lord. What caused her for doing so? What should the focus of my prayer be?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
Week 24 Day 6: Upbringing of Prophet ⇧ ⇮
Question
What was it like when Samuel grew up?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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Although Eli was a priest, his sons were scoundrels and brought sins into the Israelites. Through the mouth of a man of God, the judgment to Eli’s family was declared.
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Samuel ministered before the Lord when he was still a boy. He found favor with the Lord and was chosen to be the new high priest.
Meditation: My Story
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Walking with God - What does it mean that Eli honored his two sons more than God? Contrast Eli’s attitude in educating his sons to Hannah’s dedication of Samuel to God. What does it remind me of?
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Fidelity - Eli’s two sons were the Lord’s priest, but they did not know the Lord. Samuel, on the other hand, was young and not yet knowing the Lord but served the Lord faithfully, grew in favor of the Lord, and also with man. Compare Eli, his two sons, and Samuel their attitudes in serving the Lord. What can I learn from it?