Ruth 4: Finding Redemption

This is the morning after a long night. Along the way we have been forced to ask where this strange and painful road has been leading: the road to Moab, the road back to Bethlehem, the walk of a foreigner, the walk of a widowed woman, the walk of a mature-single man, and the walk of choosing righteousness over fleeting pleasures. To see the small story we must widen our view to see the big story—to see God! What we could not see along the way is that God weaving our story with His glory. We have been waiting to see over the difficult hill of righteousness to see the rising dawn. This should cause us to appreciate God’s plan over our own. God’s view is redemption, while ours is often a long string of temporary appeasements. Let us acknowledge that his ways are truly higher, and praise him for that! “Blessed is the Lord who has not left you without a redeemer today.” The redeemer is God himself.