ރާޢޫތު 17:1

Ètò kíkà ọlọ́jọ́ mẹ́rin yìí jẹ́ awílé fún ìwé Rúùtù, ó sì ń ṣe àfihàn ìjólótìítọ́, ìwàláàyè, ìràpadà, àti àánú Ọlọ́run. Tí o bá rò pé o ti sọnù, tàbí o wà lẹ́yìn odi tí ò ń yọjú wọlé, ìtàn Rúùtù yóó ru ọ́ sókè, yóó sì gbé ẹ̀mí rẹ ró láti rán ọ létí pé Jésù, Olùràpadà wa tú oore-ọ̀fẹ́ rẹ̀ jade sórí àwọn tí wọ́n rẹ ara wọn sílẹ̀.

Do you long to “make disciples who make disciples,” to follow Jesus’ mandate in the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20)? If so, you may have found that it can be difficult to find role models for this process. Whose example can you follow? What does disciplemaking look like in everyday life? Let’s look into the Old Testament to see how five men and women invested in others, Life-to-Life®.

Perhaps one of the most impressive short stories of all time, the book of Ruth is an account of God’s redeeming love. The book of Ruth is a fantastic story of how God uses the lives of ordinary people to work His sovereign will. With beautiful allegories of Christ’s love and sacrifice for His people, we are shown the lengths God goes to redeem His children.

Few people do we emotionally relate to in the Bible more than Ruth; a poor, widowed foreigner who made God her priority and watched as He transformed her life. If you’re looking for some encouragement in your circumstances, don’t miss this reading plan!