The book of Ruth is a magnificent little book. It was named after a Gentile woman. Ruth,

I'm going to explain this as we unfold the series of messages together. It's an amazing grace of God

because it teaches us a great deal about how God cares for an ordinary believer. It teaches us that our extraordinary God can do great and

extraordinary things with an ordinary believer. Now, three things I want to share with you from

chapter one. Three things, write them down if you're taking notes.

Whenever you short circuit or you try to short circuit God's plan or God's will for your life,

there is an initial comfort in that process. There's an initial comfort. I'm going to come to this.

Secondly, there is an inevitable consequences. I'm going to come to this. Secondly, there is an inevitable consequences to short-circuiting God's plan for your life. Thirdly, there is an indisputable cure. Listen,

there is a euphoria. There is an initial comfort in getting away from the will of God and doing your thing.

I'm not going to deny that.

Ily Malik's family thought that the grass was greener on the other side of the septic tank.

So they left the house of bread.

That's what Bethlehem means.

Beth House lechim in Hebrew.

Bread, the house of bread.

They left the house of bread and went to Mawab.

Why?

Why?

Because they ran out of food.

And when they ran out of food in Bethlehem, they looked for solutions outside of God's

promises.

They looked for solutions outside of God's people.

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