God's Providence: Faith and Commitment in Ruth
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I believe the rest of chapter one that we haven't dealt with in the two previous weeks I believe it deals with God's hand in the normal things of life not the supernatural the normal that are connected directly with someone's salvation either in them rejecting it or receiving it. [00:05:51]
Do you know what Jesus Jesus is saying here, the son of man is going to go the direction it's determined, now we're determined means determined by the father determined by God cry Christ knew he was going to go the way that his heavenly father had determined who determined the cross it was Christ who determined the crucifixion The Suffering The Darkness the Betrayal. [00:07:37]
You know what someone had to betrayed Christ but it didn't have to be Judas it doesn't have to be you but someone is going to do it they're gonna sell Christ out and and yet in the midst of that Christ actually says but it was determined it wasn't Judas determinant our pilate or the religious Pharisees it wasn't them or Herod or Pilot you know how it was it was God determining us. [00:09:20]
I believe Providence is connected with salvation all the way through the Bible God is working secretly hiddenly hidden in a hidden way in normal events to reach out to every person in Salvation and the cross is the example of that normal events wicked men making decisions doing bad things normal things happening soldiers on duty at the cross for criminals and yet God's hand is upon us. [00:13:27]
Look at the initial events in this story that we've already dealt with last week look at the people the circumstance the famine their Journey their decisions the unlikely steps that they begin to make the perchance happenings of life are the normal incidental events that happen in all of our lives that lead you to those either who are going to give you the gospel are lead to to people you're going to give the gospel to. [00:15:09]
Do you know as a Christian your actions will impact a daughter-in-law or a daughter or a son or a father or a mother when you are in Moab and you hear there's bread to be found and you begin to arise to make a journey I want bread I want to go back to the house of bread you're going to affect Sinners lives around you. [00:25:23]
You see many start out in the right direction who do not continue I want you to hear this so carefully the right path of Providence God's Providence is at work now these three ladies are churning it's the right path it's God's path God's will is in this they are walking together down this path and it's got everything to do with returning. [00:32:31]
Do you realize how hard this path is how narrow do you see it's a place of decision you know an evangelism where you go it's three steps to get you saved you know it's easy to get saved do you believe in heaven yes do you believe in hell yes do you want to be saved yes let's say a little sinner's prayer there you're saved and if you ever doubted it was the devil. [00:47:01]
Do you realize here in this story Naomi doesn't realize how much God is using her no outward blessing no joy on her face but she does have faith in a real God and God is going to use her an extraordinary way and has done let's see where the real converts are and verse 14 and they lifted up their voice and they wept again. [00:51:37]
And Ruth said, and treat me not to leave thee or to return from following after they for whether thy ghost I will go and whether thy lodges I will Lodge thy people shall be my people and thy God Elohim shall be my God where thou diast I will die and there will I be buried and the Lord that's Jehovah the Lord do so to me and more also if odd but death part they and me. [00:55:37]
Do you realize Naomi uses a name for God she hasn't used yet it's been all about Yahweh the god of the Jews no she says For the First Time The Almighty had dealt bitterly with me the almighty El Shaddai do you know each of the names of God Reveals His character he his character so amazing God uses different names to reveal himself it's all the one same true God but all these names describe something about him. [01:00:28]
Do you realize how blind she was she could see God she knew the character of God but she's blind to Providence and better God's Affleck to me it's all bad I've got a rough life ahead do you really have you forgotten about one thing you've got Ruth here she is it's a new beginning an absolute new start God's about to intervene in dramatic ways unusual ways to open up a whole new story but she cannot see it. [01:02:08]
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Do you know what Jesus Jesus is saying here, the son of man is going to go the direction it's determined, now we're determined means determined by the father determined by God cry Christ knew he was going to go the way that his heavenly father had determined who determined the cross it was Christ who determined the crucifixion The Suffering The Darkness the Betrayal. [00:07:37]
You know what someone had to betrayed Christ but it didn't have to be Judas it doesn't have to be you but someone is going to do it they're gonna sell Christ out and and yet in the midst of that Christ actually says but it was determined it wasn't Judas determinant our pilate or the religious Pharisees it wasn't them or Herod or Pilot you know how it was it was God determining us. [00:09:20]
I believe Providence is connected with salvation all the way through the Bible God is working secretly hiddenly hidden in a hidden way in normal events to reach out to every person in Salvation and the cross is the example of that normal events wicked men making decisions doing bad things normal things happening soldiers on duty at the cross for criminals and yet God's hand is upon us. [00:13:27]
Look at the initial events in this story that we've already dealt with last week look at the people the circumstance the famine their Journey their decisions the unlikely steps that they begin to make the perchance happenings of life are the normal incidental events that happen in all of our lives that lead you to those either who are going to give you the gospel are lead to to people you're going to give the gospel to. [00:15:09]
Do you know as a Christian your actions will impact a daughter-in-law or a daughter or a son or a father or a mother when you are in Moab and you hear there's bread to be found and you begin to arise to make a journey I want bread I want to go back to the house of bread you're going to affect Sinners lives around you. [00:25:23]
You see many start out in the right direction who do not continue I want you to hear this so carefully the right path of Providence God's Providence is at work now these three ladies are churning it's the right path it's God's path God's will is in this they are walking together down this path and it's got everything to do with returning. [00:32:31]
Do you realize how hard this path is how narrow do you see it's a place of decision you know an evangelism where you go it's three steps to get you saved you know it's easy to get saved do you believe in heaven yes do you believe in hell yes do you want to be saved yes let's say a little sinner's prayer there you're saved and if you ever doubted it was the devil. [00:47:01]
Do you realize here in this story Naomi doesn't realize how much God is using her no outward blessing no joy on her face but she does have faith in a real God and God is going to use her an extraordinary way and has done let's see where the real converts are and verse 14 and they lifted up their voice and they wept again. [00:51:37]
And Ruth said, and treat me not to leave thee or to return from following after they for whether thy ghost I will go and whether thy lodges I will Lodge thy people shall be my people and thy God Elohim shall be my God where thou diast I will die and there will I be buried and the Lord that's Jehovah the Lord do so to me and more also if odd but death part they and me. [00:55:37]
Do you realize Naomi uses a name for God she hasn't used yet it's been all about Yahweh the god of the Jews no she says For the First Time The Almighty had dealt bitterly with me the almighty El Shaddai do you know each of the names of God Reveals His character he his character so amazing God uses different names to reveal himself it's all the one same true God but all these names describe something about him. [01:00:28]
Do you realize how blind she was she could see God she knew the character of God but she's blind to Providence and better God's Affleck to me it's all bad I've got a rough life ahead do you really have you forgotten about one thing you've got Ruth here she is it's a new beginning an absolute new start God's about to intervene in dramatic ways unusual ways to open up a whole new story but she cannot see it. [01:02:08]
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