Testimonies

Testimonies of the impact of God’s Word in people’s lives from here in Solomon Islands and also around the Pacific.

Pastor from Malango connects with UCB Solomon Islands

Connecting with people, Churches and Organisations is one of the great opportunities that we get with The Word for Today devotion, it allows people from all walks of life to connect with God. We received this encouraging testimony from Coxwain when he connected with a...

International Mother Language Day Event

We received this encouraging testimony from Coxwain in The Solomon Islands, about an event that he attended celebrating International Mother Language Day, and how he had the opportunity to engage with people about The Word for Today, he also shared about one...

Live in the present moment

‘This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.’ Psalm 118:24 NKJV God wants us to appreciate the season we are in; to live in the present moment. Some people live only for the future. ‘I’ll be happy when…’ Other people live in the past. Solomon addresses them: ‘Do not say,...

To be conformed is to be creative

‘To be conformed to the image of His Son.’ Romans 8:29 NKJV Since God is both our Creator and our Redeemer, we are called to be ‘conformed to His image’ in both senses. So, to become more like the Creator is to become more creative. When we apply our sanctified imagination to serve His objectives,...

Be patient, God is at work

‘Wait for the Lord and keep His way.’ Psalm 37:34 CSB When things don’t happen as quickly as we want them to, we can become anxious, frustrated, irritable, and negative. And if you’re a ‘make it happen’ person, you can rush ahead of God and get into trouble. ‘A person’s steps are established by...

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Going forward or staying in your comfort zone

by Bob Gass | May 1, 2025 | The Word for Today

‘Entreat me not to leave you or to turn back from following after you; for wherever you go, I will go.’ Ruth 1:16 NKJV

The book of Ruth illustrates the difference between those who step out in faith and take risks, and those who give in to fear, play it safe, and miss God’s best. The story begins with Elimelech, his wife Naomi, and their two sons. ‘There was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem… went to dwell in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons.’ (Ruth 1:1 NKJV) Things went well for a while, then tragedy struck. First Elimelech died. Naomi’s two sons married local girls named Orpah and Ruth. Then the sons died. Overwhelmed with grief, Naomi decided to return home to Bethlehem. She advised her two daughters-in-law to stay in Moab, find husbands and raise families.

This is when the difference shows up in the two girls. Orpah decided to stay in Moab, even though it was a place of heartache and hard times. Why? Because it was the place she knew. It was her comfort zone. She didn’t have the faith to go forward. Ruth was different. She said to Naomi: ‘For wherever you go, I will go; and wherever you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God, my God.’ (Ruth 1:16 NKJV) Orpah stayed behind. Ruth went forward, and it paid off. In Bethlehem, she met Boaz, her new husband. Not only was he wealthy, but he took good care of her, and they had a son from whom descended both King David and our blessed Lord Jesus. God rewards faith, not fear. So, the word for today is—it’s time to break with the past and move forward.

SoulFood: Deut 1–2, Mk 3:13–22, Ps 35, Prov 11:19–21