Big Idea: Jesus is our Redeemer, we can trust in Him. 

Bible Passage: Ruth 

This week we learned about Ruth and her trust in God. At the beginning of the book of Ruth, she is a widowed foreigner from Moab. By the end of the story, she is a member of God's family, who becomes great-grandmother to Israel's greatest King, an ancestor to Jesus Christ Himself with a book in the Word of God with her name on it. An incredible story! Ruth decides to put her trust in Yahweh, God Almighty when she is widowed in her home country of Moab. Together with Naomi, her mother-in-law, she makes the long journey to Israel, where she finds work collecting leftover grain heads in a field. While she's there she 'just happens' to meet the owner of the field, a respected man and a distant relative who ends up being responsible for the welfare of herself and Naomi. Eventually, this man, Boaz, marries Ruth, she has a son and becomes a blessed woman indeed. 

We learn from the story of Ruth that it is always, always worth trusting in our God because He is in the business of taking our faith and turning even the most painful, scary situations into good for our blessing and His glory. We praise Jesus for being our Redeemer, the one responsible for saving us and securing us in God's family forever. Our God is always good, and always trustworthy. We too, like Ruth can say in faith, "Where you go, I will go," to our God Almighty, trusting He will turn our story into a blessed one.

Family Activity

Hide some breadcrumbs in your home and have children pick them up, as Ruth collected grain heads. When they find them, have them bring the crumbs to you and tell you something that has made them feel like they can't trust Jesus, or perhaps a time they have been scared to do what Jesus has commanded. Consider sharing a story of your own when this was a challenge. When children tell you, discuss with them Ruth's story, and the choice she had to make. Remind children that we have the promise of God that He will be with us, all the time, wherever we are, and that He will care for us. He will bless us with His presence, every single time we trust Him in the tough moments. (Hebrews 13:5-7)