This is the Bible Book Club. And we're so excited to be in one of my favorite books, The Book of Ruth.

Welcome to the club.

Merry Christmas. On a macro level, the book of Ruth is like a diamond, a sparkly Christmas diamond. It is small but bright,

and it shines as a short story within a much bigger message. On a micro level, Ruth is like

a home video, a snapshot of how God weaves his grand story into the ordinary lives of ordinary

people.

And in this episode, we will bring Ruth's story full circle back to Christmas.

For those of you who have listened to all of season eight, the four regular episodes,

and the four bonus advent episodes, it is our prayer that the focus of these episodes on hope, love, faith, and joy has given your season a memorable meaning. I know I will never celebrate Christmas again

without thinking of Naomi, Ruth, and Boas. Okay. One of my favorite mysteries of the Bible is that

you can go round and round in any book of the Bible and always end up talking about just one person, Jesus.

John 1-1 says this.

In the beginning was the Word.

And the Word was with God.

And the word was God.

He was with God in the beginning.

Through Him, all things were made. Without him the word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him, all things were made.

Without him, nothing was made that has been made. In him was life. And that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it.

Now you're probably thinking, Susan, you have read that verse before.

Where are you going with this on Christmas? Listen, in the beginning, the word Jesus Christ was with God.

Through him, all things were made. That means us. In him was life and light for all mankind. And the light shines in the darkness, even in the dark days of judges and Ruth.

God's plan was always Jesus, and every word written in the Bible points to him.

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