Dear Family, 

Today is Sunday, May 17, 2026. Today is Day 43, Day 1 of Week 7 in our Count  to Pentecost. 

Jesus is our Redeemer. He is our Deliverer. He is the Ransom paid for us and many others. He is our Freedom! 

The Book of Ruth is a story of physical redemption. The characters in the book are symbolic of a spiritual reality. Boaz is a type (prophetic symbol) of Jesus Christ and Boaz’s marriage to Ruth shows the redemptive work of Jesus in our lives today. 

The Good News that Jesus taught 2000 years ago is about redemption and deliverance. Jesus becomes the Ransom that must be paid to free us. By His ransom He paid the ultimate price for His Church; His Body; and, for all of mankind. He came to deliver us and to set us free from all our pride, self-centeredness, fear, fleshly appetites, antagonism toward God’s law and all other forms  of sin and sin’s penalty of death. 

Matthew 20:28 Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give His life a ransom for many. 

Jesus is the Only One worthy to redeem, ransom, and deliver us. And, what He has done can totally set us free. 

John 8:36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. 

Ben Faulkner, Pastor  
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