What Are the Odds?
You say, “That’s Impossible!” And God says, “With Me ALL things are POSSIBLE.”
Naomi and husband Elimelek flee Famine
Life in Moab Goes BAD
FOOD Back in Israel
Ruth 1:16-17 But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord deal with me, be it ever so severely, if even death separates you and me.”
Return in DEFEAT – A REFUGEE in Home Country – Naomi to MARAH – Ruth Gleaned
Return in DEFEAT – A REFUGEE in Home Country – Boaz Protected – Great Harvest!
Naomi Suggested a RISK – “PROPOSE” to Boaz
Naomi Suggested a RISK – “PROPOSE” to Boaz – The Legal Glitch – Boaz Stepped Up
Boaz & Ruth MARRY! – God blesses & restores – Grandma Naomi – from bitter to blessed
Lessons from Naomi: Perseverance Leads to Victory
Lessons from Ruth: Humble Devotion Leads to Victory
Lesson from Boaz: Sacrificial Compassion Leads to Victory
Lesson from Jesus: He Is Our Guardian-Redeemer
Finally, what are the odds…