Day: March 3, 2024

Adoring God thru Thanks & Praise

The purpose of the book of
Judges is to show that God’s
judgment against sin is certain,
and His forgiveness of sin and
restoration to relationship are just
as certain for those who repent.
And the purpose of the book of
Ruth is to show how three people
remained strong in character and 
true to God even when the society
around them was collapsing.

On Monday, we learn from Jdgs 3/5
that God Answers Prayer In Peril.
On Tuesday, we learn from Jdgs 6
that the Lord of Peace Is With You.
On Wed, we learn from Jdgs 7 that
God Loves to Do the Impossible.
On Thursday, we learn fr Jdgs 9-11
to Respect the Sovereign God.
On Friday, we learn from Ruth 1-2
to Praise the Faithful God.
On Saturday, we learn from Ruth 4
to Praise the Kinsman Redeemer.

Let us humble ourselves and pray
and seek His face. Help us O God
be Christ’s disciples who Adore You:
For You are worthy of our Thanks
as You as Lord of Peace Is With us
& Answer Prayer when we’re in Peril;
For You Love to do the Impossible
and we respect Your Sovereignty;
For You are worthy of our Praise as
You as Father are always Faithful
and Lord Jesus is our Redeemer.
In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.

 

Praise the Kinsman Redeemer

Set in the context of unrest during
time of Judges & faced with famine,
Ruth a young widow, travels with
her mother-in-law to Bethlehem.
There she gleans in the field of
Boaz, who grows to love her and
becomes her kinsman-redeemer.
In their marriage, Ruth and Boaz
become ancestors of Jesus.
With twin themes of faithfulness
and redemption, the book of Ruth
shows God’s love to mankind.

Lord, You are Our Redeemer:
The kinsman-redeemer said: Then
I cannot because I might endanger
my own estate. Buy it yourself…
Then Boaz announced to the elders… Today you are witnesses…
I bought from Naomi and
the property of Elimelech…
and Mahlon. I have also acquired Ruth, Mahlon’s widow, as my wife,
in order to maintain the name
of the dead (Ruth 4:1-12).
 Boaz married Ruth… the Lord enabled her to become pregnant and she gave birth to a son.
The women of the town said to Naomi: Praise the Lord who has given you a family redeemer!
 May this child care for you in your old age. They named him Obed.
 He became the father of Jesse and
 the grandfather of David (v13-17)

Lord, You showed Your kindness to
Naomi, Ruth and Boaz by bringing
them together for Your purpose.
Just as Boaz showed his kindness
by buying back land to guarantee
Ruth and Naomi’s inheritance, so
Christ showed His kindness by dying
for us to guarantee our eternal life.
Grant that Your kindness motivate
us to love and honour You. Amen.

Lord Our Redeemer, we learn the
story is never over until it’s over.
For what looks hopeless can turn
around when You God is at work.
For God who loves us with His
redeeming love & in control will work
out His good purpose in our life.
So we trust in You in times of pain
and whenever facing challenges.
In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.

Lord, in Ruth we see You At Work
behind the scene orchestrating
events and working thru willing
people towards Your perfect plan.
Although we may not know exactly
the future,but we can Trust God
who does and You care for us.
And we know all things will work
together for good according to
Your purpose. In Jesus’ name.