WHY HAVE I FOUND GRACE?

Returning to Judah 

Three widows; a picture of grieving, leaving, and cleaving

Ruth 1:6-18

THE RESOLVE TO RETURN: 6a

1. Her hubby was dead
2. Her sons were dead
3. She made the decision

THE REASON FOR RETURNING: 6b

1. The message came
2. The messenger proclaims
3. The maxims remain

THE REMORSEFUL REQUEST: 8-14

1. The release of the daughters-in-laws
2. The reluctance of the mother-in-law
3. The regret in their hearts

THE REMARKABLE RESPONSE: 15-18

1. Orpah wept and returned
2. Ruth wept and remained
3. A seven-fold picture of repentance unto salvation