ADVENTURES OF RUTH: NOT ALL BAD NEWS
(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. Not All Bad News
a) Approaching the time of Samuel, a general swing upward occurs in the morality, and morale, of Israel. The story of Ruth shows that the seeds of godliness were being sown in Israel by good men and women like those who feature in this story.
b) While the rest of the world may abandon the right ways of the LORD and live in darkness, there are still pockets of people who remain close to God, and in whose lives the light of God's love shines.
c) While the rest of the world lives in selfishness, there are good men and women who are willing to commit themselves sacrificially to others and, of course, to God. They have the spirit of the Lord Jesus Christ (Philippians 2:1-8). In this story, they also happened to be his ancestors.
The End ...
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. Not All Bad News
a) Approaching the time of Samuel, a general swing upward occurs in the morality, and morale, of Israel. The story of Ruth shows that the seeds of godliness were being sown in Israel by good men and women like those who feature in this story.
b) While the rest of the world may abandon the right ways of the LORD and live in darkness, there are still pockets of people who remain close to God, and in whose lives the light of God's love shines.
c) While the rest of the world lives in selfishness, there are good men and women who are willing to commit themselves sacrificially to others and, of course, to God. They have the spirit of the Lord Jesus Christ (Philippians 2:1-8). In this story, they also happened to be his ancestors.
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