How is Timothy going to be able to fight the good fight of the faith? The same way we can, by the grace of the all-sufficient God.
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Can one find complete satisfaction and joy for this life? What’s the secret? There is no secret. It is found in making God our refuge for this life, and Christ our hope in death. That is fullness of Joy!
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One man is trying to do the least he can, and by his actions he forfeits the opportunity to act in the Messianic role as a Redeemer. Boaz however is different, and accomplishes redemption. Through this Ruth is assured of a future and receives a new identity, as the wife of Boaz and a mother in Israel. An outsider to the covenant of grace has been brought in.
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In Chapter 3 of Ruth, we see Naomi, Ruth, and Boaz, each in their own way, pursuing redemption for a lost family. We are reminded of Christ’s active pursuit of us, and our active response to Him.
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The beauty of the book of Ruth really starts to unfold in the second chapter with the introduction of Boaz and the role he plays. As a type of David, his great-grandson, he begins to restore the fortunes and bring redemption to a family in Israel. As a type of Christ, we see Boaz’s great generosity to a foreigner and are reminded that we too are “foreigners” and “aliens from the commonwealth of grace,” yet to us grace comes!
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Christ never promised a life free from trials and difficulties. William Cowper refered to these as the “frowning providences” of God. In Ruth chapter 1, we see three people facing these “frowning providences.” Elimelech, in a spirit of distrust turns his back on the covenant God and redemption. Naomi’s decision making isn’t above reproach either. It is Ruth, one outside the covenant, who leads the way as she grasps hold in true faith to the God of redemption.
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