Redemption Secured | Ruth 4:1-22 | Redeeming Love
Have you ever looked at a 3-dimensional "Magic Eye" image? At first glance, it looks like a meaningless pattern of ink, but once your eyes adjust, a complete picture comes off the page.
This Sunday, we saw the book of Ruth do the exact same thing. In chapter 4, the "messy" story of funerals, famines, and foreigners suddenly clicks into focus as a royal legacy. We followed Boaz to the city gate, where he legally secured the redemption of Ruth and Naomi. While a closer relative walked away to protect his own temporary inheritance, Boaz stepped forward with integrity, becoming the grandfather of King David and an ancestor of the Messiah.
A Different Perspective
Two weeks ago, I felt a buzz in my pocket. I pulled my phone out and put my index finger to the sensor on the back and the little rectangle glowed to life. The notification was an annoying blip from the Amazon app announcing an item on my wish list was on a temporary sale. Annoyed, I placed my thumb on the notification and went to swipe it into digital oblivion. As I slid it away, the little annoyance caught my eye. The notification was for an amazing bargain on a drone I had been eyeing for months and with the gifts cards I had banked the deal was too good to let pass. After receiving the device there were three or four crashes, but soon flying became easy, so the next step was taking photos with the camera.