In today’s world of pain and confusion, people are looking for home in a world of constant change. In Refuge, we see how God used a grieving widow, a faithful foreigner, and a man of standing to show us that our true refuge and Home are found only in Him.
A Study on the Life of Ruth. It was a time not unlike our own. When the judges ruled, the nation of Israel indulged in radical individualism, frequent wars, idol worship, and more.
In the Book of Ruth, Naomi—her family of four having fled a famine only to suffer devastating losses—returns home, grieving and accompanied by Ruth, her Moabite daughter-in-law. Naomi thought she had nothing left, but God surprised her with His faithfulness in the midst of her crisis of faith. He brought joy from grief, fullness from emptiness, and a birth that continued the line through which Christ, the Son of God, would be born generations later.
We can learn from this story as we see how Naomi and Ruth experienced:
In the book ‘Refuge’, we will see how God used a grieving widow, a faithful foreign woman, and a man of high standing to show us that, ultimately, we find no home or refuge except in Him.
