Above my desk hangs a reproduction of... - All The Good Seed Daily Devotionals for 2026

The Good Seed - Tuesday, June 30, 2026
by GBV Dillenburg GmbH

Details

Above my desk hangs a reproduction of...

Please let me go and glean heads of grain after him in whose sight I may find favour.
Ruth 2:2

Above my desk hangs a reproduction of the oil painting “The Gleaners” by Jean-François Millet. It is an image from 1857, depicting three women stooping to gather the scattered ears of grain left in the field. It is a laborious task that causes backaches!

This work, unfamiliar to us today, serves as an illustration for a spiritual activity. The Bible is a wonderful harvest field where we find nourishment for our hearts. The process of gleaning, metaphorically speaking, begins with reading and hearing the Word of God. This is how we obtain something that strengthens our faith from the Bible.

Yet the ears lie on the ground. Without bending down and exerting effort, we achieve nothing. Superficial reading of the Bible and half-hearted listening do not nourish our faith. Additionally, when gleaning, one cannot collect whole sheaves at a time. Each ear must be gathered individually. Perhaps today, in reading the Bible we grasped only one verse. Let’s keep that statement in our hearts! It’s the nourishment that God wants to give us now.

For the gleaner’s sack to be full, she must work persistently. Similarly, understanding the thoughts of God in His Word doesn’t happen overnight. It is necessary for us to read the Bible with perseverance to progressively understand the Word of God better.

Today’s reading: Leviticus 14:33-57 · Psalms 62:1-12

More From Our Daily Devotional Archives

Open Heavens
for Sunday, December 15, 2013
by Pastor E.A Adeboye

APPLY THE KEY

Every blessing worth its salt requires a key without which the seeker cannot access it. While some people have never experienced open doors, others once did, but the doors hitherto opened to them have been shut. In

Bible in one year:
Psalm 82-84

Key...More

The Word for today
for Friday, January 10, 2014
by Bob and Debby Gass

Pray A Prayer Of Release

[The] curse does not come to rest.'Proverbs 26:2 NIV

Author Stormie Omartian grew up with a mother who told her she was worthless. She locked Stormie in a closet because she couldn't stand to see her daughter's face'! Stormie writes: I was raised by a mentally ill motherandher behaviour left me...More

The Good Seed
for Sunday, September 13, 2015
by GBV Dillenburg GmbH

September 13, 2015

Today's reading: Psalm 88

And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will. Of this man's seed hath God according to his promise...More

Our Daily Bread
for Wednesday, March 7, 2018
by RBC Ministries

Goodbye for Now

Read: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 | Bible in a Year: Deuteronomy 3-4; Mark 10:32-52

At death, God's people don't say "goodbye," but "we'll see you later."

By Cindy Hess...More