Good evening, brethren. 1. Evening devotion for today. ED.i. *DAILY WALK WITH CHRIST* (COCIN DEVOTIONAL) *DATE:* SATURDAY 20TH JUNE, 2026. *SUB-THEME:* EXAMPLES OF GOD'S AMAZING GRACE. *TOPIC:* RUTH. *TEXT:* RUTH 2:8-17. 8. So Boaz said to Ruth, “My daughter, listen to me. Don’t go and glean in another field and don’t go away from here. Stay here with the women who work for me. 9. Watch the field where the men are harvesting, and follow along after the women. I have told the men not to lay a hand on you. And whenever you are thirsty, go and get a drink from the water jars the men have filled.” 10. At this, she bowed down with her face to the ground. She asked him, “Why have I found such favor in your eyes that you notice me—a foreigner?” 11. Boaz replied, “I’ve been told all about what you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband—how you left your father and mother and your homeland and came to live with a people you did not know before. 12. May the Lord repay you for what you have done. May you be richly rewarded by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.” 13. “May I continue to find favor in your eyes, my lord,” she said. “You have put me at ease by speaking kindly to your servant—though I do not have the standing of one of your servants.” 14. At mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come over here. Have some bread and dip it in the wine vinegar.” When she sat down with the harvesters, he offered her some roasted grain. She ate all she wanted and had some left over. 15. As she got up to glean, Boaz gave orders to his men, “Let her gather among the sheaves and don’t reprimand her. 16. Even pull out some stalks for her from the bundles and leave them for her to pick up, and don’t rebuke her.” 17. So Ruth gleaned in the field until evening. Then she threshed the barley she had gathered, and it amounted to about an ephah. *TOPIC:* RUTH. *THE MESSAGE:* The story of Ruth, the Moabite, is a classic example of God's amazing grace. Ruth, a respectful, obedient, and hardworking young widow, went gleaning in Boaz's field. Boaz was a relative of Naomi's husband. As she gleaned, she found exceptional favour in his sight. He persuaded her to remain on his farm. Boaz accepted, protected, and even provided water and bread to Ruth, who eventually became his wife (4:13). This story shows how God's providence and grace lead and direct one's steps beyond cultural and ethnic boundaries. Are you often looked down upon because of your extraction? Do not despair. Men may mistreat you, but God's redeeming Grace is there to exalt and give you a voice and standing. Trust Him! *REFLECTION:* God's Grace is open to all. *PRAYER:* Thank You, Father, for accepting me in Jesus' name. Amen. *MEMORY VERSE FOR THE MONTH:* JOHN 1:16. "From the fullness of His grace we have all received one blessing after another." *TODAY'S BIBLE READING PLAN:* PSALM 104-106. ED.i. Be a father Sunday 21st June 2026 'He will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children.' Malachi 4:6 NKJV In 1985 Tim Burke saw his boyhood dream come true when the Montreal Expos baseball team took him on as a pitcher. After four years in the minor leagues, he was given a chance to play in the big leagues. And he quickly proved his worth by setting a record for the most relief appearances by any rookie pitcher. Along the way, Tim and his wife Christine adopted four children who needed additional support - two daughters from South Korea, a son from Guatemala and another son from Vietnam. All the children were born with very serious illnesses or physical defects, and neither Tim nor Christine was prepared for the tremendous demands such a family would bring. And with the gruelling schedule of major-league baseball demands, Tim was seldom around to help. After searching his soul and deciding on his life's true priorities, Tim did something that amazed everyone - he gave up his dream career in major league baseball. When reporters asked him to explain this unbelievable decision, he simply said, 'Baseball is going to do just fine without me. But I'm the only father my children have.' Heroes are in short supply these days. And Tim Burke is one of them. Dad, you can be another one. You will never regret a moment of the love, time and effort you invest in your children. So, be a father. (And if you don't have children, pray for fathers you know.) 2.Evening prayer for today. EP.i. Evening Prayer Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. ⏤ John 14:27 Peace is not the absence of trouble, but the presence of Christ. ⏤ Sheila Walsh Lord, abide with us, for it is evening, and the night is upon us. Give us Your protection in and through the darkness. Our eyes cannot see in the night—but Your eyes see, as in the day. The darkness and the light are both alike to You. You can watch over us, for You neither slumber nor sleep. So we put ourselves into Your loving care for the night. We shall sleep without fear, for You are our keeper. We ask You for Your divine peace. Earth's peace is easily broken by alarms and by troubles that spring up continually. We are startled evermore by sudden fears and dangers. But Your peace is eternal. Not as the world gives—do You give unto us. You give Your own peace to Your redeemed children. It is that peace that we seek tonight. You have promised to keep in perfect peace, those whose minds are stayed on You. May we rest in You. May we nestle in Your love, as little children nestle in the mother's bosom. May we hide in You as in an everlasting rock, so that our peace may never be disturbed, even in the wildest storms of earth. Through this night may we be kept, and may Your best blessing be upon us. May no accident befall our home while we are sleeping. May we be preserved until the morning and then receive a Sunday's blessing to prepare us for our duties. We remember other homes around us, praying that Your grace may be upon them. Bless Your ministers tonight who are preparing to speak to Your people tomorrow. Hold them near Your own heart and give them the messages, the words of life, which You would have them speak. Fold us all now in Your everlasting arms, and may the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be upon us. Amen. https://www.youdevotion.com/daily-prayer/miller/76/evening #taptapstudio #youdevotion.