The Lord Our Shepherd

Everyone knows Psalm 23. The Lord is our Shepherd. He is the Good Shepherd who guides us and protects us. He will go out of His way to bring the lost sheep back to safety. All of us were lost sheep. But Jesus paid for our sins; He died for us so that the lost could be found, so that the sinner can be forgiven, so that we can have eternal life in His kingdom.

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Ruth 4: The Redemption

The story of Ruth is a love story.  It is a love story of a man and a woman.  It is a love story of a mother and daughter-in-law, of friendship.  It is a love story of God and His people, God and us.  Ruth goes beyond a love story.  It describes the character of people.  It describes customs of ancient Israel.  It describes compassion.  It shows that no matter who we are, we are loved by God and can be used by God to bless others.  We also see some parallels of how Jesus redeems us.  Though we were sinners, enemies of God, aliens, God provided a way to redeem us.  Jesus is our Redeemer.  Continue reading “Ruth 4: The Redemption”