Lessons from the unknown redeemer – Ruth 4: 2-12
2. His cannot was really I will not.
v6 “I cannot redeem it … You redeem it yourself. I cannot do it.”
It wasn’t that he couldn’t, he wasn’t willing to jeopardize his future and all that he had worked for.
How many ‘can-not’s’ have really only been camouflaged ‘will-not’s’?
How many in the body of Christ are not moving in their destiny because they simply ‘stuck to their guns’? There are so many.
How many are experiencing an unknown life simply because they wouldn’t climb down, admit they were wrong and change their opinion? There are so many.
How many have become defenders of their position and not defenders of the faith? They entrench themselves in their position using every excuse possible, blaming others, the church, their families, their upbringing, their present condition, even God Himself. There are so many.
Matthew 6:21 Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
What is important to you right now? Is it your house, car, job, family, inheritance, your decisions. These treasures can become giants in our lives when faced with making decisions that in some way affect them. We need to be able to say to our God ‘I don’t want anything to consume me. Instead, I want to be consumed with You.’ If we don’t we will miss out on God’s purpose and opportunity.
Can you be described as willing? Is your heart pliable? How easy is it for you to give up your own desires and say ‘I will’?
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