Ruth: From Loss to Love

The book of Ruth is small, but powerful - one of only two books in God's Word named after a woman. Its truth, however, is applicable for men and women everywhere who desire to know God in His fullness.

Women, today, often identify themselves and their worth in terms of relationships; men often identify themselves and their success in terms of professional achievements and possessions. Ruth, however, pinpoints one of the foundational truths of God's Word. The only relationship that matters eternally, the only achievement in which on can glory, is the relationship one has with the Kinsman Redeemer, Jesus.

Although the story can be reduced simply to that of a young Moabite woman who marries a Jew, God's grace and sovereignty are evident as Ruth becomes an ancestor of the Messiah.

An examination of Ruth demonstrates the riches and wonders of God's Word through a beautiful picture, or type, of the redemption of sinners by Jesus.

At the same time, the breathtaking insight of God's Word covers the lives of women as mothers, daughters, wives, daughters-in-law, mothers-in-law, and grandmothers. Every woman can identify with one of the women or one of the life stages of women, as found in the exciting book of Ruth. Join us in the short journey from gloom to glory, as we travel through the transformation that can only be accomplished by the grace of God.

© 2010 Gerry Sisk