Redemption

Redemption

For Women By Women

By Laura Grills

November 13, 2026

Ruth 4:14 And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the LORD, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel.

One morning, my daughter disobeyed me. She admitted what she had done, received her discipline, and then wanted to make it right. She had erased something I had told her not to erase and tried hard to redraw it. At three years old, she simply could not make it right. She needed her mother’s help, so I came and redrew the artwork for her.

The Lord reminded me of my own sin and my efforts to make things right in my own strength. Just as my daughter could not undo what she had done, I cannot undo my sin. I need Someone outside of myself to make things right.

This is where the beautiful story of Ruth comes in. Ruth was an outsider, a Moabitess with no claim or future apart from a redeemer. Yet she turned from the gods of Moab and chose the true God of Naomi. Ruth needed a kinsman redeemer, and Boaz willingly stepped in. He did for Ruth what she could not do for herself. He gave her a place, a future, and a family.

What a beautiful picture of what Christ has done for us!

Jesus did for me what I could never do for myself. He took my curse, paid my debt, and bore my sin on the cross. My salvation is not the result of my ability to make things right, but His ability to redeem. Jesus Christ is my Kinsman Redeemer. What an amazing gift we have in Him!

Romans 3:24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

Reflection—Redemption is IN Christ Jesus, not brought about by His life, His power, or His example—but wrought through His suffering and death on the cross.