Category: Good Reads

Bitterness to Blessing !

22nd January 2021
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Then she took it up and went into the city, and her mother-in-law saw (Aleph Tav) what she had gleaned. So, she brought out and gave to her (Aleph Tav) what she had kept back after she had been satisfied.
Ruth 2:18 NKJV

Ruth a foreigner came with her mother-in-law to her country under the wings of Naomi’s God, the God of Israel. She had lost everything like Naomi. However, when she went out looking for food in this new land, completely direction less and lost, she found favour as she got positioned to meet the right person at the right place at the right time.

Grace comes seeking the lost, the least and the last.

She got transformed from lack to abundance, from paucity to plenitude as she carried back a month’s ration in a day’s work.

Aleph Tav signifies Jesus. When Ruth went back to her mother-in-law with this abundance, Naomi could see the onset of this exceptional grace through Jesus. Even in the roasted grain that Ruth had kept back from Boaz’s table, Naomi could see God’s grace through Jesus.

This was also a transformation for Naomi……. from ‘Bitterness’ to ‘Blessing’

Beloved, as we come to the end of this week, Exceptional Grace will put you to meet the right person at the right place at the right time. Now is the time!

Jesus will touch you at your point of need where you are lost, last or least and will change that to plenitude and abundance! Just confess that you are the Righteousness of God in Christ Jesus.

Praise Jesus!
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His Righteousness and His Grace – Free gift

21st January 2021
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So, she gleaned in the field until evening, and beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley. Then she took it up and went into the city, and her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned. So, she brought out and gave to her what she had kept back after she had been satisfied.
Ruth 2:17-18

Today one of the most startling facts in the above verse is unfolded
Ruth ‘Beat out’ what she had gleaned. To ‘Beat out’ means to thresh the grain on a hard surface to separate the grain from the chaff. In this verse a symbol of the first & last letter of Hebrew alphabets – ‘Aleph Tav’ is seen that signifies Jesus. This means that It took beating on the body of Christ to bring the untold blessings upon Ruth’s life.

But what had Ruth done to receive grace in her life?
You receive everlasting righteousness of God as a free gift by Faith through grace the second you believe in our Lord Jesus (ref Rom 3:22).
a) In this case Ruth received Naomi’s God as her God without knowing & without seeing.
b) She chose to receive grace and not her reward.

Reward is the outcome of one’s work whereas grace is the outcome of our Lord’s love for us. She clung to grace which is super abounding, rather than reward which is limited.

Dear Beloved just confess that you are the Righteousness of God in Christ Jesus and receive His super abounding Grace like Ruth did.

Praise Jesus!
Grace Revolution Gospel Church
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Purposely blessings ensures the best!

20th January 2021
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So, she gleaned in the field until evening, and beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley. Then she took it up and went into the city, and her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned. So, she brought out and gave to her what she had kept back after she had been satisfied.
Ruth 2:17-18 NKJV

Ruth the foreigner hung on to grace, even when she could have claimed her reward that Boaz had offered, as she had chosen to come under the wings of the God of Israel. Consequently ‘purposely blessings’ flowed out in her life as she was allowed to glean on the best of the grains.

An ‘Ephah’ is equivalent to a weight slightly more than 20Kgs. What Ruth gleaned in one day accounted for food for her and Naomi her mother-in-law for the whole month. This would mean 29 days of rest for Ruth.

There are families who often start cutting corners and sometimes resort to borrowing from here and there till the month ends. However, Ruth saw this exceptional grace at its best!

Dearly beloved, ‘Purposely blessings’ come upon you when you choose grace and this day, ‘purposely blessings’ are coming upon you forever as you are the Righteousness of God in Christ Jesus.

Praise Jesus!
Grace Revolution Gospel Church
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Purposely Blessing vs Purposeful Blessing

19th January 2021
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Now Boaz said to her at mealtime, “Come here, and eat of the bread, and dip your piece of bread in the vinegar.” So, she sat beside the reapers, and he passed parched grain to her; and she ate and was satisfied, and kept some back. And when she rose up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, “Let her glean even among the sheaves, and do not reproach her. Also let grain from the bundles fall purposely for her; leave it that she may glean, and do not rebuke her.
Ruth 2:14-16 NKJV

The above passage beautifully portrays the life of a foreigner who seeks favour above reward. Grace comes rushing into her life.
Breaking of bread signifies the broken body of our Lord Christ Jesus & Vinegar signifies the blood of Jesus shed on calvary’s cross which He gave in exchange for our sins, shame and pain. And on taking part of this Holy Communion, amazing events start unfolding in Ruth’s life as she moves from glory to much greater glory-
a) Ruth’s hunger is satiated and she gets to carry back food for her Mother-in-law
b) Ruth now gets access to prime grain from the reapers directly
Do you know the difference between the words ‘Purposely’ and ‘Purposefully’? ‘Purposefully’ is when you get something to just cover your needs, whereas ‘Purposely’ is when something is done deliberately. When our Lord Jesus does something ‘Purposely’, know that you are the recipient of much beyond your needsHis overflowing Grace.
My beloved, you may be going through challenging times. But our Lord Jesus can cause you to spiral upward to the highest level of honour, the only Way-maker who can catapult you from ‘left-overs’ to the ‘best of favours’. You may want to know how you can be eligible for this? Just confess ‘I am the Righteousness of God in Christ Jesus’ and see His love unfold in your life.

Praise Jesus!
Grace Revolution Gospel Church
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All you need is His favor!

18th January 2021
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“And Boaz answered and said to her, “It has been fully reported to me, all that you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband, and how you have left your father and your mother and the land of your birth, and have come to a people whom you did not know before. The LORD repay your work, and a full reward be given you by the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge.” Then she said, “Let me find favor in your sight, my lord; for you have comforted me, and have spoken kindly to your maidservant, though I am not like one of your maidservants.””
‭‭Ruth‬ ‭2:11-13‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

The above passage is just marvellous . Ruth demonstrated faith that definitely called for a reward and that is what Boaz blessed her with.
But then , look at her response , “ Let me find favor in your sight, my lord” . She insisted for Grace and grace alone . She quickly admitted that she was not like one of Boaz’s maid servant’s .She knew that she was a foreigner and that being a gentile she would prefer to be treated under the dispensation of Grace – a foreshadow of the Church . She knew that if she would compete with her contemporaries in Israel in keeping the law, she would soon fail on the requirement of the law. However , if she continues in Grace , Grace will enable her to keep the requirement more than needed ( “that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.” Romans‬ ‭8:4‬ ‭)

My beloved , this teaching will take the enlightenment of the Spirit to fully comprehend. I pray that the Lord will throw light on the above passage . Amen 🙏

Praise Jesus!
Grace Revolution Gospel Church
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You are at the brink of your miracle!

15th January 2021
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“But Ruth said: “Entreat me not to leave you, Or to turn back from following after you; For wherever you go, I will go; And wherever you lodge, I will lodge; Your people shall be my people, And your God, my God. Where you die, I will die, And there will I be buried. The LORD do so to me, and more also, If anything but death parts you and me.””
‭‭Ruth‬ ‭1:16-17‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

What impresses me the most is how God never shows partiality . Though the children of Israel are His people yet He is still seeking for men and women of other race / caste / religion who will respond positively to God’s amazing Grace .

Ruth a foreigner , once a pagan worshipper decides to follow Jehovah God wholeheartedly until death parts her from the living. From no where this lovely righteous woman becomes the ancestral mother of Jesus Christ . God honored her faithfaith that fully responded to God’s exceptional Grace.
My beloved , you may be an insignificant person today . But this same Jesus can cause you to scale the highest level of honor as He did in life of Ruth . As we come to the end of this week, believe that His righteousness has qualified you to greatness . You are at the brink of your exaltation . Amen 🙏

Have a great weekend !

Praise Jesus!
Grace Revolution Gospel Church
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Let Grace Persuade You!

14th January 2021
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“And she said, “Look, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods; return after your sister-in-law.”
When she saw that she was determined to go with her, she stopped speaking to her.”
‭‭Ruth‬ ‭1:15, 18‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Ruth was determined to go with Naomi despite Naomi dissuading her. When Grace comes seeking you , follow Grace .
When you rest on the grace of God (1 Peter 1:13), no matter whatever dissuades you , yet you will be determined to go because of the strong persuasion of the Grace within . This is the inner voice of His Grace to press on .
Such a persuasion has a sure reward . This is what Apostle Paul , the Apostle of grace followed : “I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” Philippians‬ ‭3:14‬ ‭. Let the Grace of Christ work in you to fulfil His upward call in your life
When there is a shake up in life , keep your confession of your identity in Christ Jesus
– You are the Righteousness of God in Christ Jesus . Every opposing wind will bow down and you will reach your desired haven . Amen 🙏

Praise Jesus!
Grace Revolution Gospel Church
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Grace initiates , Faith responds

13th January 2021
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“Then she arose with her daughters-in-law that she might return from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the country of Moab that the LORD had visited His people by giving them bread.”
‭‭Ruth‬ ‭1:6‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Grace and Faith should go together. Grace is honoured and respected when responded by faith.

My beloved, look at the above verse. Naomi first of all heard the good news that the Lord had visited His people – this is Grace that came seeking . But did she stop at hearing / reading? What was her response ? Let’s look at the verse again – “ Then she arose with her daughters in law“ . This is responding to Grace called as Faith. Therefore faith is man’s part whereas Grace is God’s part.
Always Grace precedes over Faith. God initiates (Grace) and man responds (faith).
Now the response needs to the positive . Let’s look at the verse again – “Then she arose with her daughters-in-law that she might return..”. That she might return – that’s positive move. When we hear about His visitation let us return to the Beloved of our souls , the Darling of our souls. Here our mind most probably will require healing .

My beloved , let’s not take the Grace of God in vain by not responding in a positive manner. Let’s pray to Him asking for our minds to be healed . A positive step from us taps God’s powerful Grace ! Amen 🙏

Praise Jesus!
Grace Revolution Gospel Church
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Jesus is the Alpha and the Omega

12th January 2021
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“Then she arose with her daughters-in-law that she might return from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the country of Moab that the LORD had visited His people by giving them bread.”
‭‭Ruth‬ ‭1:6‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

We all know that the Lord Jesus came as a human being at one point of history. However, He always existed as the Eternal One . We find this in John 1:1. He not only existed before any thing else began, but also through Him all things were created ( John 1:2)
If we don’t see Him as the Eternal One , He is then just a historical figure . The Lord Jesus can be seen throughout the whole bible . He revealed Himself as Aleph Tav in the Old Testament . Aleph is the first letter of the Hebrew language and Tav is the last letter.
The Lord reveals His awesome identity of Aleph and Tav in the book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ 1:8
“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
When you begin to see the Lord Jesus in the Old Testament, you will began to experience blessing untold and unheard. God graciously reveals His Son . Let’s long for God’s amazing revelation of the Lord Jesus as revealed as Aleph Tav . God’s visitation in your life as He visited Bethlehem can well become the destiny changing moment of your life . Amen 🙏

Praise Jesus!
Grace Revolution Gospel Church
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Exceptional Grace! Extravagant Love!!

11th January 2021
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“So she fell on her face, bowed down to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found favor in your eyes, that you should take notice of me, since I am a foreigner?””
‭‭Ruth‬ ‭2:10‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

This is amazing ! Ruth trusted in the favor ( Grace ) of God (“So Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go to the field, and glean heads of grain after him in whose sight I may find favor.” And she said to her, “Go, my daughter.””Ruth‬ ‭2:2‬ ‭). She came seeking for the favor of God . However , what she experienced was exceptional grace- Grace of all gracestoo much Gracetoo much love showered upon her beyond measure.
My beloved , this is what we should crave for . Feed yourself with His lavish love . Know for sure that you can never exhaust His love . Ruth experienced this exceptional grace and fell down at his feet . I wish that you get drenched with His extravagant love & drunk with His Holy Spirit . Amen 🙏

Praise Jesus!
Grace Revolution Gospel Church
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