The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-12-06
RUTH'S WISE
CHOICE
srsisy sehOO. Lesson Tor Dec. 8. 1897
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her own miad. and realize chat the
decision would coat her So In the
parable OF Christ Luke - 2633l
So Joshua. in his farewell address 20
his people. when urging them With al
his soul to be true 20 their God, even
after their declaration God forbid
that We shouli torsale the Lord
tells them. Ye cannot serve the
Lord Josh - 2D
Orp1h decides 20 20 back 10 her
ge0plc. There was l.tile 10 attract her
to a new and strange home. With pov.
erty in prospect. with little hope that
she would h. welcome 20 the exclusive
Jews. Ia whom. as well as 20 her
mother. she nigh, become a burden
nothing to attract her except love and
religion. Neither Of these did she
possess in a degree sufficient 10 over
come the obstacles In the way. We
do %, know whether she returned 20
the worship OF idols or whether she.
At least In private. elung 10 the re
ligion and the God she had learned
from Naomi
Ruth. with a deeper nature and
clearer insight. with love 10 Naomi
that would cheer and strengthen her.
and a consciousness Of her need OF
God and love to God that made all
other blessings as nothing In compari-
son. claye unto Naomi. and. like Mary.
chose the good part which shall not
be taken away from her.
Y. is. And Ruth said" "Ruth's
passionate burst OF tenderness Is i'm
mortal II has put into fitting words
Ior all generations the deepest
thoughts OF loving hearts. aud comes
to US over all the centuries between
as warm and living as whom II velled
up from that pure. heroic soul The
two strongest emotions OF our nature
are blended 10 Il. and each gives a por-
ton Of its fsrvor-loVe and religion"
-AaelAreu.
Orpah and Ruth. starting together
for the promised land. and one return
Ing TO idolatry. while the other goes
on to immortal blessednsss. are par.
allsted by the characters In the early
part Of PuuyaA's Pilgrims Progress. :"
whsrr Christian and hA neishbors
start together for the Celestial City.
ChnsriAR goes on. while Obstinate
and PiiASls sooH return 10 the City Of
Destruction. Tt might have bsen-
sums % the tragedy Of maay 9 NE
Choices between good and evfi. even
In snail things. are the meet I'm
portAnt acts Of sur lives. They are
the spoativs A<ts OF the soui. Often
thsss fAtsfsl crises esms n eur lives
in eosnsstion with decisions Of the
importance OF which va Do not dream
We know What 10 right: Ne do not
know the fAr-rsaehiaE effects.
The Outcome OF Ruth's cholce.-So
far We have been reading tho iniroduc-
ton to Ruth's romantic love story. a
companion picture Ia common life to
the pictura in Solomou's song portray
ing the love Of = great king.
IL Is we'll to have these two pictures
in the Bible gallery. because home
and holy love are essential conditions
OF the transforming this world into
the kingdom OF God Home and love
open tho yates TO Paradise. The star
Of Bethlehem for the race stands over
the home with Jetus IN IL.
The greatest reward both OF Boaz
ana OF Ruth arises from the fact that
they were the ancestors OF King
David. the greatest Of Israers kings.
and Of David's greater sou. Jesus. the
prince OF peace.
Here We have the eternal appre-
citation Of everyday virtue and service
in the midst OF little. ordinary things.
and the divine recognition Of these as
powers in making the world what God
wants II to be. II Is meant to teach