Ruth 4:14, Then the women said to Naomi, "Blessed is the Lord who has not left you without a redeemer today, and may his name become famous in Israel. 
We are drawing our time in this wonderful Book of Ruth to an end. We have spent time with the reality that the glory of God was so evidenced within the scope of the interactions of the people involved. They had no idea of the magnitude of the outcome that would be eternally set into place by their faithfully dealing with one another in the love and the obedience of the Lord and His Word. 
That is also very much the case in our lives. We truly have no concept of the effect that we will have within the plan and purpose of God as we trust and obey Him in the course of our earthly walk. Naomi, Ruth, and Boaz were simply following their sojourn of love for one another and for the Lord as they faithfully honored Him. The result was the extension of the very lineage of the eternal King of kings and Lord of lords.
Last time, we dealt with the Old Testament declaration of how we are to bless the Lord because He has become our Redeemer. He has not left us to die away in our deserved wallows of sin and shame and utter devastation. He has made the way of our redemption through the giving of His Only Begotten Son to die for us. We ended with the prophecies of Isaiah in which we had, not only the accounts of the manner in which this working power of God would bring forth our peace and our tranquility and our joy in Him, but also the declaration of how intense and extreme that cost would be to the Christ, the suffering servant. 
This morning, we enter into the New Testament as we see how the blessing pronounced by those women upon Naomi in Ruth, finds it complete fulfillment in the Lord Jesus Christ. 
We begin with the manner in which the Lord prepared the way for this Good News. Please turn to Luke 1:63-79, as we see how God worked so mightily to show just how desperately this world was in need of His salvation. He sent the messenger, whom we call John the Baptist, as the means of opening the hearts that were ready to receive the Promised Messiah. We pick up at the point where Zacharias, the father of John was enabled to proclaim the coming realities of God’s so great love. He does so with all blessing unto God for the great work that He was doing.
Luke 1:63-79, And he asked for a tablet, and wrote as follows, "His name is John." And they were all astonished. And at once his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he began to speak in praise of God. And fear came on all those living around them; and all these matters were being talked about in all the hill country of Judea. And all who heard them kept them in mind, saying, "What then will this child turn out to be?" For the hand of the Lord was certainly with him. And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying: "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, For He has visited us and accomplished redemption for His people, And has raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of David His servant — As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets from of old — Salvation from our enemies, And from the hand of all who hate us; To show mercy toward our fathers, And to remember His holy covenant, The oath which He swore to Abraham our father, To grant us that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies, Might serve Him without fear, In holiness and righteousness before Him all our days. "And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; For you will go on before the Lord to prepare His ways; To give to His people the knowledge of salvation By the forgiveness of their sins, Because of the tender mercy of our God, With which the Sunrise from on high shall visit us, To shine upon those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, To guide our feet into the way of peace." 
	Now please open to the passage of the genealogy of Jesus Christ as recorded in the first Chapter of Matthew. We will not read the whole lineage, but concentrate upon the summation, verses 17-25, which shows that the heritage of the Christ Child, Jesus, was fully set through Ruth and Boaz as the great grand parentage of King David. It is also the wonderful detailing of the birth of the Son of God and the Son of Man.
	Matt 1:17-25, Therefore all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the deportation to Babylon to the time of Christ fourteen generations. Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows. When His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit. And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not wanting to disgrace her, desired to put her away secretly. But when he had considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for that which has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. "And she will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for it is He who will save His people from their sins." Now all this took place that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled, saying, "Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel," which translated means, "God with us." And Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took her as his wife, and kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he called His name Jesus. 
	As Jesus began His earthly ministry, He was recognized by the lineage that is recounted in Ruth, through David. One of the reasons for the book of Ruth, then, was to show how the Lord made the avenue of David’s great grand parentage to be proclaimed so that there would be no disagreement about David’s heritage. Thus was also true as the lineage came down to the One for whom the whole nation was in greatest anticipation. Jesus was even addressed as the Son of David, a title that was reserved for the Messiah as so promised by God. 
	Please turn to Matt 9:27-31, and let us read together the account of the healing of the two blind men who knew that Jesus was the Son of David, the Christ, the One Who could meet their physical need for healing.
Matt 9:27-31, And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, and saying, "Have mercy on us, Son of David!" And after He had come into the house, the blind men came up to Him, and Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" They said to Him, "Yes, Lord." Then He touched their eyes, saying, "Be it done to you according to your faith."  And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, "See here, let no one know about this!" But they went out, and spread the news about Him in all that land. 
We then see that the entire populace of Israel was very much praying for and expecting the Messiah. The throng acknowledged Jesus’ lineage, as recounted in Matt 21:8+9. 
However, they were looking for a victorious warrior king on their own terms. They wanted somebody other than Who He was. They were hoping for someone who would relieve them of their earthly bondage to Rome. The Christ, sent from the heart of Jehovah, was the One Who would relieve them of their spiritual and eternal bondage to sin. They were blessing the Lord for the Son of David, through the lineage of Jesse, without a true concept of what they were proclaiming!
Matt 21:8+9, And most of the multitude spread their garments in the road, and others were cutting branches from the trees, and spreading them in the road. And the multitudes going before Him, and those who followed after were crying out, saying, "Hosanna to the Son of David; Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest!" 
It was very shortly thereafter that the crowd, which had welcomed Jesus of Nazareth into Jerusalem would change the complete focus of their cheers. Rather than lauding God for Him, they would soon curse Jesus and cry out for His crucifixion. When they did not get the manner of Savior whom they wanted, they turned their hearts and their minds against Him. They became the very chorus of His doom declaring that they wanted nothing more to do with Him! 
The ones who cursed and spat upon Him were the exact ones whom Jesus came to this earth to love unto the Father. This was through the selfless giving of Himself unto death, even the death of the cross for the sake of becoming their Redeemer! Thus He also became Our Redeemer! The full plan and purpose of the Triune Godhead found its complete fruition as Jesus bore the sins of all those who would and will but believe upon Him as the Son of God. Thus all who believe will receive their sanctification in Him. These are the ones who will be called the Sons and Daughters of God, adopted through Jesus, the Only Begotten of the Father.
Accordingly, as we remain on this earth, we are to deal with others as Jesus dealt so willingly and lovingly with us. There is to be no falsehood in the manner in which we treat one another as well as those in our spheres of influence. The same reverent obedience, that was seen in Naomi and Ruth and Boaz, and so perfectly accomplished by the Son of God and the Son of David, Jesus, is to characterize all our interactions with others.
The Apostle Paul highlights this in 1 Thess 5:12-19. The also declares the fact that in so doing, we are to be rejoicing in the full measure of the work of the Lord in us and through us unto others. Our lives and our testimonies are to be filled with joy inexpressible and utter gratitude unto God for Who He is and all that He has done.
1 Thess 5:12-19, But we request of you, brethren, that you appreciate those who diligently labor among you, and have charge over you in the Lord and give you instruction, and that you esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Live in peace with one another. And we urge you, brethren, admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with all men. See that no one repays another with evil for evil, but always seek after that which is good for one another and for all men. Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. 
	And finally, as we bring this consideration of the Book of Ruth to a close, the Apostle Paul gives a very paralleled declaration of the manner of these patriarch’s lives of honor and reverence before the Lord. Thus is to be the very means of how we live on this earth. As we read, together, 2 Thess 1:3-12, think back to the account of Ruth and Naomi and Boaz. What they lived and how they dealt with others and acknowledged what was right before the Lord is to be as true in the way that we obediently honor the Lord!
	2 Thess 1:3-12, We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brethren, as is only fitting, because your faith is greatly enlarged, and the love of each one of you toward one another grows ever greater; therefore, we ourselves speak proudly of you among the churches of God for your perseverance and faith in the midst of all your persecutions and afflictions which you endure. This is a plain indication of God's righteous judgment so that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which indeed you are suffering. For after all it is only just for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, and to give relief to you who are afflicted and to us as well when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire, dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. And these will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power, when He comes to be glorified in His saints on that day, and to be marveled at among all who have believed — for our testimony to you was believed. To this end also we pray for you always that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire for goodness and the work of faith with power; in order that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. 
Ruth and Naomi were in horrible poverty. Ruth had to resort to gleaning from the fields for their every day sustenance. Ruth faithfully cared for her mother-in-law. This service brought her to the point of turning away from the idols of her upbringing as she showed her love for the Lord in such humble gratitude to now even be included in the people of God. 
Accordingly, God blessed these two struggling women with the redeemer, Boaz, who chose to follow the full measure of what was right in the eyes of the Lord. Through this Israelite, God provided far more than abundantly for the care and keeping of these two women. It was to the point that the whole lineage of the Messiah was brought through Ruth, to the glory and the praise and the worship of God. 
That is the manner of our walk here, right now. We put everything into its proper perspective in our humble and contrite obedience and reliance upon God to meet our every need. Thereby, as the Lord works and shows Himself mighty and wondrous, our witness grows strong and full in the joy of being Redeemed as the Lord’s own adopted children. He delights in us, and we delight in Him. Our pedigree is found in Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God and the Son of David, the root of Jesse as described by Isaiah. Jesus is The Redeemer! He is our Redeemer! He is to be blessed and honored and glorified above all else in and through the manner of our walk today, tomorrow, and forevermore! So be it!
Then the women said to Naomi, "Blessed is the Lord who has not left you without a redeemer today, and may his name become famous in Israel. Amen.

This morning’s benediction is Deut 18:13. You shall be blameless before the Lord your God. Amen.