Part of the power in the book of Ruth is its unassuming nature. In this book, God works through the ordinary lives of ordinary people. There are no miraculous events-no parting seas, floating axe heads, no thunderous voices from heaven. In fact, if we read the book of Ruth looking for God in the spectacular, we will miss Him altogether.
This feels a lot like my life. In reading through this book, it has been impressed upon me that it is about God’s handiwork, not in spite of the simple pastoral setting, but because of it. Understanding Ruth will help correct something in our lives-we cannot equate the ordinary with the unimportant. Your ordinary life today is a potential avenue for the amazing grace and strength of God.
This has been Every Thought Captive. I’m Phil Steiger, pastor at Quail Lake Community Church, and Director of Dayspring Center for Christian Studies.For more information, please visit www.everythoughtcaptive.org.
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