In the last blog, we saw Ruth’s extraordinary love for Naomi. You could say that Ruth’s faithfulness showed something of God’s love for us. Jesus loves us persistently, even when we try to shut Him out of the doors of our hearts. Naomi tried to withhold Ruth from showing love to her, from giving her the grace of extraordinary faithfulness. She tried to convince her … Continue reading Ruth #3: God’s faithful love
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
Praise EAr (listen) Rest Love Lately I’ve been learning to live live from an attitude of praise and prayer and rest in Jesus, and then to love from that. Priority number #1 should be being with Jesus. From being with Him and listening to Him in His word, we can do everything else: not from being rushed, but by His power within us. A pearl … Continue reading pearl
In the previous post in this series, I talked about the importance of receiving love. It’s great and very important. When we receive this love, it changes us, and helps us to give love. We are filled to overflow with love to others! I feel a problem with us as Christians in the West is that our faith often becomes very me-focused. It kind of becomes … Continue reading love #3: our call to action
Bible verses: “If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the world, why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulations— “Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch” (referring to things that all perish as they are used)—according to human precepts and teachings? These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self-made religion and … Continue reading lies #2: legalism, the enemy of love
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