There is no substitute for the preaching and teaching of God's Word. Each weekday on enjoying the journey, Scott Pauley leads us in a brief study of Scripture.

Today, on the weekend pulpit, we are happy to share a full-length Bible message given through Scott's pulpit ministry. These messages were recorded live in a local church or gospel event in recent days. It is our prayer that the message will be a help to you today. Well, we have been in the book of Ruth all day today.

How many have you read Ruth a little bit today?

Anybody read a little bit?

That's very good.

I hope you'll spend some time into the days ahead.

Let's open the Word of God together in this hour to the book of Ruth to Ruth chapter number four.

It will come to the other end of the book, the end of the story, the end of her chapter of the

story. Let's say it that way because the divine drama continues. We all get a chapter,

you see, but the story is the Lord's, and the record is the Lord's. And in fact, Ruth's story

doesn't end here.

Her life, the account of it ends, but she shows up in the New Testament.

We'll see that in a moment in the line of Christ, which is such an honor.

Aren't you glad we get to be a part of the family of God?

And what a joy and privilege it is.

When you come to Ruth chapter number four,

you come really to a divine progression, a natural progression.

I love the theme that you have at this time on come and go,

come and go.

The Lord's first invitation, come after me,

and his last command, go into all the world.

And there's a divine order in that i almost think

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