ADVENTURES OF RUTH: GOOD QUALITIES & COMMITMENT

(Message by Tanny Keng)

1. Adventures Of Ruth 

a) Amid all the turmoil in the time of the conquest of Canaan, there were still those who managed to live quiet godly lives in villages and farms. The story of Ruth is a welcome respite from the book of Judges, and a fitting prelude to the book of Samuel.

b) This true story demonstrates the providence of God — how he helps people through hard times and grants them new seasons of refreshing and joy as he did in Bethlehem.

2. Good Qualities And Commitment

a) Ruth's lovely pledge to Naomi.

Do not intreat me to leave you,
Or to turn back from following you,
For where you go I will go,
And where you lodge I will lodge.
Your people shall be my people,
And your God my God.
Where you die I will die,
And there I will be buried.
May God do thus to me,
And do worse
If anything but death parts you and me.

b) She felt a duty of care to an elderly member of her family — and did not let her husband's death destroy the bond.

c) She left her home town to take up life in an unfamiliar place — and made every effort to adapt to new ways.

d) She trusted in God, and under his wings sought refuge — and accepted his providence humbly and thankfully.

e) She was not afraid of hard work, and not demeaned by it — and she was willing to share what she had earned.

f) She knew her place and showed courtesy and good manners — and she followed the advice of those older and wiser.

g) She married a man for his goodness, became a faithful wife — and shared her joy and love unselfishly with others. 

The End ...