Common People With Uncommon Faith

Today I finished reading and reflecting on chapter nine in “The Story.” The tale of Ruth is short yet very relevant to each of us in our daily journey with Christ.

Here are a couple observations that I made about the story of Ruth:
Ruth was such a common person that any of us could relate to and God’s will was accomplished through her faith.

The book of Ruth doesn’t have any miracles or revelations, but the overarching theme of kindness and redemption sticks out like a sore thumb.

You can surely see through the story that God rewards the faithfulness of His people, which was accomplished here by God using Boaz as the “kinsman-redeemer.” (Kinsman-redeemer refers to a relative who helped a troubled family member so that the family was not dispossessed of land or left without an heir)

I am also reminded that God achieves His purposes through the faithfulness of his people. Obviously we believe that God is sovereign and has complete lordship over the history and the future, but through the book of Ruth we surely see how human decisions and actions do play a significant role.

The story of Ruth reminds us that God has a way of using common people with an uncommon faith to help His will to be done.

My hope for us today is that we would continue to listen for the voice of God to lead us and direct us to do His will even if we don’t feel adequate or fully equipped.