When he's not pastoring or blogging ( he runs a real estate company in his "spare" time ( He believes that A.D.D. He currently pastors a church on the north side of Cincinnati. He is passionate about communicating the truths of God's Word in a creative, highly-relevant way.Ĭhris has three kids and happens to be married to his best friend, Leigh. If you are not, my hope is that you will call on Him right now and ask Him to save you once and for all from the consequences of your sins!Ĭhris Russell has spent the past 25 years actively involved in ministry through pastoring, church planting, writing, Christian radio, and special speaking around the country and in seven different countries. My hope is that you are one of His redeemed. And all we have to do to be rescued is to call on Him in faith and ask Him to save us ( Romans 10:13). He wants to rescue us from the penalty of our sin. Our sin has rendered us empty and desolate spiritually.īut Jesus is willing to redeem us. We are empty, just as Naomi was empty and devastated after she had lost everything and returned to Judah.
You see, we are all desolate as a result of our sinful natures. Boaz was a type (prophetic symbol) of Christ and His redemptive work in our lives today. God has a Redeemer for our lives, too, and His name is Jesus. And God does that same thing in our lives today!ĥ) God has a Redeemer in place who can rescue us from the devastation of our own sin. So, He pulled together events such as the famine, Naomi’s relocation to Moab, their return to Bethlehem, Boaz’ bloodline, and many other events just to ensure that Ruth could be a part of His plan. God intended for Ruth to be a part of the story of the lineage of Jesus.
BIBLE LESSON FOR TODAY SERIES
What an amazing plan God had for a series of “little” things that all added up to important pieces in God’s big plan. His strength is made perfect in our weakness ( 2 Corinthians 12:9).Ĥ) God uses “little” things to accomplish great plans. God’s plan typically involves using people who are considered to be underdogs or unimportant or unimpressive from man’s perspective.
There is no difference in His eyes.ģ) There is no such thing as an unimportant person in God’s eyes.īut God saw her as important and His plan for her life culminated in her becoming a part of the lineage of Jesus (as the grandmother to King David). While most false religions that have been constructed over the centuries often elevate men and dishonor women, Christianity is the one religion that consistently honors men and women at the same level. God cares about men and women all the same. God does not discriminate, and He loves all people just the same.Ģ) Men and women are both equally important to God. Even though many discriminated against her, God loved her just the same. Here they are:ġ) God is concerned about all people regardless of race, nationality, or status. Pretty cool, right?Īpplication From Ruth For Our Lives TodayĪs we read over the great story of Ruth, there are five important applications that jump out at me. So, even in the midst of Ruth and Naomi’s awful affliction, God still had a plan to take care of them.
What in the world is a “kinsman redeemer” you may ask? Well, they had a custom in those days, based upon > Deuteronomy 25:5–6, that directed that a relative of a man who dies should marry that man’s widow in order to perpetuate his lineage through this woman.Īccording to God’s remarkable sovereignty, it turned out that Boaz was a relative to Ruth’s husband who had passed away so, he was qualified to marry her and perpetuate his lineage. What’s remarkable about this plan was that Boaz was qualified as a “kinsman redeemer” to take her as his wife. While in Judah, God worked out an amazing plan for a man named Boaz to take Ruth as his wife, give her a child, and provide for her and Naomi. This was a big deal in their culture, but she was committed to Naomi as her daughter-in-law, and she wanted to follow after the God of Israel. Keep in mind that Ruth was a Moabite woman, and she was now moving to Judah as a foreigner. Her daughter-in-law Ruth came with her, since she had also lost her husband. Broken and empty, Naomi decided to move back to Bethlehem in Judah. Tragically, Naomi lost her husband and two sons. She and her husband moved there with their two sons, who eventually took wives while living in Moab. To start out, a woman by the name of Naomi packed up and moved from Judah to Moab due to a terrible famine that was affecting her family. Now, let me give you a quick synopsis of the Book of Ruth. That will give you a good overview for this discussion. It’s a short read and will only take you about 15 minutes. To start off, I would suggest that you sit down and read through this beautiful book.
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