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Was it a test to see how many of them they could keep, or was it to be a standard by which they were to live? Though they may have been both, the Ten Commandments certainly revealed man’s true condition. His “heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick.” (Jeremiah 17:9) The laws were not Israel’s savior; they condemned the people. There needed to be something or someone else.

Then the redeemer said, “I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I impair my own inheritance.”

Ruth 4:6

The story of Ruth tells of a man called “redeemer,” but he didn’t measure up to the name. In fact, Bible teacher Dr. J. Vernon McGee thought he should be called “Old Barefoot,” for he made a deal with Boaz to give up land and a marriage to Ruth, sealing the deal by giving up a sandal (Ruth 4:8). Boaz acted on Ruth’s behalf to be her kinsman-redeemer so she could have a blessed life.

 

It is the same for you, dear one. Jesus came on your behalf, bearing your sin on the cross so that, in believing, you can look forward to life eternal in Heaven. Pray today for all people still needing a redeemer – especially those in political leadership – that their hearts will be changed and that they will be saved and blessed.

Recommended Reading: Ruth 4:7-13, 16-17

 

 

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Presidential Prayer Team; J.K. – Old Barefoot

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Was it a test to see how many of them they could keep, or was it to be a standard by which they were to live? Though they may have been both, the Ten Commandments certainly revealed man’s true condition. His “heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick.” (Jeremiah 17:9) The laws were not Israel’s savior; they condemned the people. There needed to be something or someone else.

Then the redeemer said, “I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I impair my own inheritance.”

Ruth 4:6

The story of Ruth tells of a man called “redeemer,” but he didn’t measure up to the name. In fact, Bible teacher Dr. J. Vernon McGee thought he should be called “Old Barefoot,” for he made a deal with Boaz to give up land and a marriage to Ruth, sealing the deal by giving up a sandal (Ruth 4:8). Boaz acted on Ruth’s behalf to be her kinsman-redeemer so she could have a blessed life.

It is the same for you, dear one. Jesus came on your behalf, bearing your sin on the cross so that, in believing, you can look forward to life eternal in Heaven. Pray today for all people still needing a redeemer – especially those in political leadership – that their hearts will be changed and that they will be saved and blessed.

Recommended Reading: Ruth 4:7-13, 16-17

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Presidential Prayer Team; – J.K. – Saving Redeemer

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Bible teacher Dr. J. Vernon McGee once wrote that the book of Ruth is a “story of salvation on the black background of sin.” Compromise, corruption and confusion reigned. God’s judgment for His people was famine. So Elimelech took his wife and sons from Bethlehem to Moab. He thought things would be better; instead, he died. His sons took Moabite women to marry. Then the sons died.

She answered, “I am Ruth, your servant. Spread your wings over your servant, for you are a redeemer.”

Ruth 3:9

And yet this family was a light in the darkness because Ruth, having married one of the sons, accepted Israel’s God as her God. When her husband died, she determined to live with her mother-in-law even if it meant extreme poverty for them. Then the Lord provided a kinsman/redeemer to care for, love and eventually marry Ruth.

America today may not be experiencing a famine of food, but it is certainly undergoing spiritual deprivation. Wickedness abounds – beheadings in other nations, and corruption and constant bickering here at home. Don’t let fear grip you, believer. God will not forsake you. Keep your eyes on Him. Intercede for those around you and for the leaders of this nation…that they may know the one complete Lord and Redeemer who can truly save them.

Recommended Reading: John 12:44-50

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The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked what is perverse. —Proverbs 10:32

J. Vernon McGee used to say that the only exercise some Christians get is running down others and jumping to conclusions.

Slander and gossip are sins that, unfortunately, are far too common in the church today. How many times have rumors been spread that are based on information that simply is not factual because a person did not take the time to look into it? The Bible says, “He who answers a matter before he hears it, it is folly and shame to him” (Proverbs 18:13).

Gossip and slander are far easier to dish out than they are to take, aren’t they? Has someone ever gossiped about you? Has something ever been said about you that simply wasn’t true? Proverbs 18:8 says, “The words of a talebearer are like tasty trifles, and they go down into the inmost body.” Gossip is like that.

“Did you hear about this?” someone might say. So we take that tasty little trifle of information. We may swallow it easily, but in the end, it is like a wound. It hurts other people, and it can hurt us.

So when we hear gossip or slander, what should we do? Here is a little acronym that we need to remember: T-H-I-N-K. Is it true? If it is not true, then don’t repeat it. Will it help? Is it inspiring? Is it necessary? Is it kind?

Well, Greg, you might be thinking, If I applied that principle all the time, there would be a lot of things I wouldn’t say.

Good. Then don’t say them. You will be better for it. And so will many other people.

Today’s devotional is an excerpt from Every Day with Jesus by Greg Laurie, 2013