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Ruth Chapter 4, verse 14.

Then the women said to Naomi,

Blessed be the Lord,

who has not left you this day without a Redeemer.

And may his name be renowned in Israel. Oh, there's so much we could say about this

verse, about the conclusion to this book. Just think back to the beginning in Ruth chapter one,

where Naomi is barren, saying, don't even call me Naomi. Call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt bitterly with me.

She is bitter and barren with no husband, no sons.

All she has is a Moabite daughter-in-law from this cursed people.

And three chapters later, the women are saying,

you are blessed.

Blessed by God, blessing to God, for His grace in your life,

for he has provided a redeemer for you and your life is entirely new.

You now have a son and a daughter-in-law and a grandson,

who, by the way, the book goes on to talk about, will be the father of Jesse, who will be the father

of David.

So your grandson, unbeknownst to her in that moment, would be the grandfather of King David, Israel's most

famous king, the king after God's own heart, through whose line would eventually come King Jesus,

like you can't write any script better than this in the end of this book to see the blessing of God, to see glory

being given to God. And I just want to encourage you with this picture. Like, you may feel at

times like Naomi in chapter one, bitter, barren, hurt, despairing, feeling hopeless. And I just want to encourage

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