10/04/2024
DAILY MANNA
WEDNESDAY APRIL 10, 2024
A NEARER KINSMAN
KEY VERSE: “And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech's... Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance...” (Ruth 4:9,10).
TEXT: RUTH 4:1-12
During World War II, a German businessman, Oskar Schindler, saved the lives of more than a thousand Jewish refugees by employing them in his factories. Schindler initially employed Jewish workers as a way to save money and increase his profits, but he eventually became deeply involved in their welfare and safety. He spent his money and risked his life to protect these helpless Jews from being sent to the Concentration Camp. When Schindler died in October 1974, many of those whose survival he facilitated - and their descendants - lobbied for and financed the transfer of his body for burial in Israel.
Our passage reveals how Ruth worked in the fields of a wealthy landowner named Boaz, who showed her kindness and care as a stranger, not knowing at the time who she was. Meanwhile, when the mother-in-law got to know that it was Boaz, a near family member of Elimelech, her late husband, she was pleased and instructed Ruth on how to approach Boaz to become the kinsman-redeemer for them. Boaz eventually bought them out of their debt and took Ruth as his wife, acting upon his duty as outlined in the Mosaic Law to redeem an impoverished relative from his or her circumstances (Leviticus 25:47-49).
The whole humanity is enslaved to sin. Jesus Christ, our Kinsman-redeemer came, paid the debt on the cross and redeemed us through His blood. If you are willing to accept him as your Lord and Saviour, He will redeem you from whatever debt of sin you owe.
Jesus cares for you beyond your imagination. He has paid the price for your total redemption and like Ruth, you can now enjoy total freedom, fruitfulness and fulfilment in life.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Jesus as our nearer kinsman has paid the price in full.
THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
PSALM 61-67
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