Post Script on Ruth

I know, I said it was the en' of it, but on Sunday, Pastor Nate finished up the last few verses which are a small genealogy. Yet this genealogy is the most important of all scripture.

¹⁷ The neighbor women gave him a name, saying, “A son has been born to Naomi!” So they named him Obed. He is the father of Jesse, the father of David.

 ¹⁸ Now these are the generations of Perez: to Perez ^[a]was born Hezron, ¹⁹ and to Hezron was born Ram, and to Ram, Amminadab, ²⁰ and to Amminadab was born Nahshon, and to Nahshon, Salmon, ²¹and to Salmon was born Boaz, and to Boaz, Obed, ²² and to Obed was born Jesse, and to Jesse, David.

Yep! Obed was King David's granddad! Maybe Obed was the one who taught David to love music and to be a skilled shepherd. Just a thought. But the genealogy doesn't stop there, of course. If you look at the first chapter of Matthew,  you will find at the end of it is, Jesus. The story of Ruth, this lovely story of faith points to Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith! As Pastor Nate said, Jesus takes the curtain call.

God, from the beginning of time has been writing the stories of scripture, from Genesis to Revelation, and each one points towards Jesus Christ. It has been all about the 'praise of His glorious grace'! His glory, His story, for my good.

God is still writing my story. It hasn't gone the way I thought it would. There are chapters, I have not liked, like this most recent one. Yet, He has never asked my opinion. He hasn't allowed me to do a rewrite. He did not choose me to be the editor. However, when I am not in a sulky mood, I can look back over those past chapters and see His faithful, marvelous hand in my life, and see, though I don't always understand the plot, I know by faith I can't and wouldn't want to change what He has ordained. It has been all for my good.


The story continues, He has a purpose and a plan for me. Jesus knows what He is doing. It all points to Him.


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