This is the Lord’s doing

This is the Lord's doing. This is the Lord's doing.

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This is the Lord's doing. This is the Lord's doing. By: Alistair Begg – August 31, 2026.

Then arose with her daughters-in-law to return from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the fields of Moab that the Lord had visited his individuals and given them food. – Ruth 1: 6.

Bethlehem is a prominent town in biblical history. In this town, David had looked after his sheep before being anointed to the throne. When different shepherds were tending their flocks, a host of angels proclaimed the birth of Jesus Christ in the highly same town, one thousand years afterwards.

Before both of these significant events, nevertheless, came the period of the judges. It was characterized by violence, social and political disorder, and religious chaos. During this tumultuous era, famine struck Bethlehem, making the town whose name in Hebrew means "house of bread" into a house of hunger and desperation instead.

In these desperate circumstances, a man named Elimelech chose to move his wife Naomi and their two sons to the land of Moab to find food. While Elimelech's name means "My God is King, " his decision to leave God's promised land and live in the land of Israel's enemies may raise the question in our minds as to whether he really was trusting in God's provision or committed to obeying His rule.

Moab turned out to be a place of tragedy, not plenty. Elimelech and his sons died, leaving Naomi a widow. After a number of years, though, a small ray of hope broke through the darkness of Naomi's pain; news reached her that food had returned to Bethlehem. God had provided for His individuals in His land.

Thousands of years afterwards, we're tempted to rush past this truth: that God provides what His residents need. Perhaps you know that regarding your salvation-but how straightforward it is to forget regarding His daily provision! Do we have eyes to see what He is giving us and doing for us in our daily lives? At the end of each day, do we have hearts brimming with thankfulness for all He has done?

One practical example of God's continued provision is the particularly food we receive daily. Nobody ought to walk up and down the aisles of a grocery store with a greater sense of amazement and gratitude than a Christian! Ultimately, it is God who stocks the shelves of our stores and pantries. As we grab our eggs and our milk, "This is the LORD's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes" (Psalm 118: 23), we can say.

No matter how dark and dramatic the events of life may appear to be, God still cares for His individuals and works out His purposes, and He often chooses to do so through unlikely residents and in quiet ways. He had purposed to work great things through Naomi and her family-and it began with bread in Bethlehem. We, too, need to open our eyes to see that God's provision of food points to His provision of our greatest sustaining need-our Redeemer, Jesus Christ-and to His provision of our highest calling: "good works, which God prepared. That we should walk in them" for His glory (Ephesians 2: 10).

Regarding the Author(s).

Alistair Begg has been in pastoral ministry since 1975. After graduation from The London School of Theology, he served eight years in Scotland at both Charlotte Chapel in Edinburgh and Hamilton Baptist Church. In 1983, he became the senior pastor at Parkside Church near Cleveland, Ohio. He has written a number of books and is heard daily and weekly on the radio program, Truth For Life. His Daily Devotionals are presented here via a syndication agreement. Faith Alistair Begg August 27, 2026.

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