Maribel Ruiz

Breach of faith

The Israelites were taken into captivity to Babylon because of their "breach of faith". And later we read that Saul died because of his "breach of faith"--because he disobeyed God and did not seek guidance…

My opinion . . .

Elihu considers himself wise and shares "his opinion". Ho foolish! For when we judge actions, we should do it based on God's opinion, not our own. What we think is not important. We can be so fast in…

JOB 32:1 (RVR60), JOB 32:10 (RVR60), JOB 32:17 (RVR60)

Didn't know

Eliphaz had not lived long enough and did not have the Psalms to see that his statements were not true. A song based on the Bible says " Many times the wicked prosper, good men suffer long". We have…

Job 1:1 (ESV), Job 4:7 (ESV)

When a leader follows the Lord

2 Kings 13:3 relates the event of a leader who determines to follow the Lord and obey His Word. Josiah listened and obeyed, "and all the people joined in the covenant". It's beautiful to see this and…

2 Kings 23:3 (ESV)

Blame shifting

Interesting how Ahab tries to blame Elijah for the troubles in Israel. So many times it's easier to blame the one who has called attention to your problems instead of recognizing your faults and turning…

1 Kings 18:17 (ESV), 1 Kings 18:18 (ESV)

strength in God

Faced with trouble and distress, David found his strength in the only one who can help--GOD. He never disappoints.

1 Samuel 30:6 (ESV)

An intimate God

What a beautiful verse! "For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as the Lord our God is to us, whenever we call upon him?" We have God, the Almighty right there with us. We can call…

Deuteronomy 4:7 (ESV)

Taking time to pray

Jesus was a busy man. His ministry was booming and people followed him to listen and to be healed by him. He had to teach his disciples, reach the unbelievers, and all these responsibilities took much…

Luke 5:16 (ESV)

Assurance

Reading these chapters on Balaam and Balk gave me peace with the assurance that if God is determined to bless me, there is no man that can curse me. Balaam says " I will not be able to go beyond the word…

Numbers 23:13 (ESV)

When His will hurts.

We seek to do God's will, because we know His will is perfect. But there are times that, although perfect, His will hurts. Jesus did God's will perfectly, and He did not doubt it ever. But His will at…

Matthew 25:1 (ESV)

The gospel is individual

Many may think that being a Christian is belonging to a church. But Jesus reminds us in this chapter that (although I believe the church is very important for a Christian life) Christianity is a matter…

Matthew 25:1 (ESV)

Ten compasión de ti¿?

Jesús reprende duramente a Pedro y le llega a decir "apártate de mi Satanás". ¿Por qué? Porque Pedro le dijo que debía pensar en sí mismo y tener compasión de sí mismo. Seguramente esta había sido la…

SAN MATEO 16:23 (RVR60)

Bendición por temer a Dios

Las parteras temieron a Dios y se negaron a hacer lo que les pedía el Faraón. Eso era muy peligroso; podían haber perdido sus vidas. Sin embargo, temieron a Dios mas que al hombre, y Dios las preservó…

ÉXODO 1:21 (RVR60)

Blessings of obedience

God had promised Abraham offspring and land, and gave them to Abraham. And He also gave them blessing, because Abraham's obedience. We had a family and a house, but we do need God's blessing on us to…

Genesis 26:4 (ESV), Genesis 26:5 (ESV)

The fruit of your ways

Whenever we deviate from God's plan and do not listen to his counsel, we choose a route that will take us where we do not want to go. Having taken our own way, we will end up "fed up" with the consequences…

Proverbs 1:31 (ESV)

Be perfect!

Ah! That is such a hard command! If it weren't for the fact that God, our heavenly Father is perfect. He can teach us and walk with us every step of the way. Then he gives us areas we can work on: love…

GÉNESIS 14:6 (RVR60)

Not like that

In this passage, Jesus preaches about the blessings that are out there for each Christian, and then goes on to tell us that the religious leaders of the moment where not being the right example. They…

SAN MATEO 5:20 (RVR60)

Wisdom's invitation

Like the venders at the market, wanting you to know what great deals they have, so wisdom cries out inviting us to partake of it and enjoy its benefits. "pour out my spirit" and "make my words known to…

Proverbs 1:23 (ASV)

Obedience

Yesterday my 10 year old daughter noticed how Joseph in Matthew did everything God commanded him. And today I am noticing how Noah was obedient to the Word of the Lord. He did ALL that the Lord commanded…

Genesis 6:22 (ASV)

temptation and the way out

Sin lies at the door: his countenance had fallen: it was obvious that something was wrong with Cain. He was sinning and was tempted to sin more. And sin was winning the battle (its desire is for you).…

Genesis 4:7 (ASV)