Ruth 4:1-12 (NIV) Meanwhile Boaz went up to the town gate and sat down there just as the guardian-redeemer he had mentioned came along. Boaz said, “Come over here, my friend, and sit down.” So he went over and sat down. Boaz took ten of the elders of the town and said, “Sit here,” and they did so. Then he said to the guardian-redeemer, “Naomi, … Continue reading Ruth #8: Redemption
Last blog, we saw that God blesses us when we are at the end of our rope. This blog, we’ll look at the first sign of new hope in the book of Ruth! Ruth 2:1-13(NIV)Now Naomi had a relative on her husband’s side, a man of standing from the clan of Elimelek, whose name was Boaz. And Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “Let me … Continue reading Ruth #4: new hope
In Ruth 1:1-22 (ᐊ first blog), you can see that Naomi was very bitter after her many losses. Ruth had a very different reaction. She too experienced big losses, as she was a childless widow. So what was so different about Ruth? Why did she react differently than Naomi did? And why was she willing to go through even more losses, leaving her family and … Continue reading Ruth #2: the way of hope
We all have things we struggle with. How do we keep perspective in hard times? One important answer is hope. In the Bible, hope is a certain assurance that God will help us, and that we have great things awaiting us in our heavenly future.1 As I’ve been studying hope, I’ve found some gems, and I’d like to share one with you: Therefore we … Continue reading Hope
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