Time to Walk Away
Series: A Redemption Story
October 08, 2023
Frank Foreman
Ruth 1:16-17a... But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there will I be buried." ---------- We begin a new series of messages this Sunday. A light in the midst of the time of Judges comes the story of Ruth. Over the next few weeks we will make our way through the narrative of this story. ---------- At the beginning of Ruth's tale, we see her making the choice to leave behind her people along with their pagan ways to follow her mother-in-law, Naomi. It was not simply a decision to be loyal after the death of her husband, it represented a major life change. ---------- It's not unlike the choices we face at times in our lives; choices that end up altering the course of our lives. It is why it is so imperative for us to seek God's will in these choices.
Episode Notes
Big Idea: When times get tough Moab can look pretty tempting….
Know when it’s time to walk away.
(Journal) Ruth 1:16-17a, But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there will I be buried.
1. Go and follow Jesus.
Luke 5:27-28, After this He went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” And leaving everything, he rose and followed Him.”
2. Dwell in the presence of Jesus.
Psalm 16:11a, You make known to me the path of life; in Your presence there is fullness of joy;
3. Be part of the Body of Jesus.
1st Corinthians 12:27, Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it.
4. Die to self and live for Jesus.
Galatians 2:20, I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
Next Step: To get to the right place you have to leave the wrong one….
What in your life needs to be left behind?
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