The Great Redeemer - Ruth 4

So there you have it. The story of Ruth is wrapped up today with a beautiful picture of Christ redeeming us. Boaz, responding to Ruth’s customary request for him to be her redeemer, sets out to cut through the “red-tape” and marry Ruth. He realizes that there’s a relative (a “redeemer”) who is actually closer [...]

A Matter of Trust - Ruth 3

The timing is good for me to be reading about Ruth.
Consider Ruth and Naomi’s situation. Through no fault of their own, they have been thrust upon poverty. First Naomi’s husband died, then her sons, one of which was Ruth’s husband. With no one to support them, they set off to Naomi’s homeland seeking assistance - [...]

Just A Coincidence? - Ruth 2

We really have no way of knowing how many times our lives are touched by the supernatural every day. I remember one time being in a particular hurry and frustrated with the delays I was experiencing with unusual traffic. I hit every light red. Every lane I’d get into would be the one someone was [...]

Loyalty, Sacrifice - Ruth 1

You’ve heard it before - perhaps at a wedding:

16 But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. 17 Where you die I will [...]