Posts Tagged with "Ruth"

This post is based on C.J. Mahahey's sermon, Hope Realized,given on June 10, 2018. Over the last 5 weeks, Pastor CJ has been faithfully teaching us through the book of Ruth and we have observed God's hidden hand at work in the lives of each character in the book. Pastor CJ was keen to remind us that the book of Ruth is meant to convince us of God's kindness. He taught u...

"Those who give themselves away outside marriage forfeit a depth of pleasure that only those know who wait for the Lord." John Piper "This is the narrator's modest way of identifying a miracle; she who had been unable to bear a child for Mahlon has conceived for Boaz." Daniel Block "At one level, the message of the book of Ruth is that the life of the godly is not a stra...

"The fact that sovereignty works secretly and hiddenly adds to its interest and mystique and should also be comforting to us." Dale Ralph Davis "The irony is that by seeking to protect his future legacy in this way, [he] ended up leaving himself nameless, missing out on having a share in the biggest legacy of all; a place in God's plan of salvation." Iain Duguid "If anyo...

"God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform." William Cowper "What the book of Ruth does for us is give us a glimpse into the hidden work of God during the worst of times. One of the main messages of this little book is that God is at work in the worst of times. He is at work doing a thousand things no one can see but himWhen you think he is farthest from you, o...