JOHN 15-21

Galatians 5:13-26

13 For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don’t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love.14 For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”[ao] 15 But if you are always biting and devouring one another, watch out! Beware of destroying one another.

Living by the Spirit’s Power

16 So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves. 17 The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions. 18 But when you are directed by the Spirit, you are not under obligation to the law of Moses.

19 When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, 21 envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

22 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!

24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there. 25 Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives. 26 Let us not become conceited, or provoke one another, or be jealous of one another.

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JOHN 13-14

EPHESIANS NEW LIVING TRANSLATION

Ruth 1-4

The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah

1 This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham:

2 Abraham was the father of Isaac,

Isaac the father of Jacob,

Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,

3 Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar,

Perez the father of Hezron,

Hezron the father of Ram,

4 Ram the father of Amminadab,

Amminadab the father of Nahshon,

Nahshon the father of Salmon,

5 Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab,

Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth,

Obed the father of Jesse,

6 and Jesse the father of King David.

The story of Ruth, found in the Book of Ruth in the Bible, is about a Moabite woman who, through her faithfulness and loyalty, is redeemed and honored by God.

Ruth was the daughter-in-law of Naomi, an Israelite woman. After Naomi’s husband and two sons died, Naomi decided to return to Bethlehem from Moab, urging her daughters-in-law to stay in Moab. However, Ruth refused to leave Naomi, saying, "Where you go, I will go; where you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God" (Ruth 1:16). This act of devotion demonstrated Ruth's strong faith in God, even as a foreigner.

Once in Bethlehem, Ruth provided for herself and Naomi by gleaning in the fields. She happened to work in the fields of Boaz, a relative of Naomi’s late husband. Boaz noticed Ruth’s kindness to Naomi and treated her with favor. Following Naomi’s advice, Ruth approached Boaz as a kinsman-redeemer—an Israelite practice allowing a close relative to marry a widow to protect her family’s lineage. Boaz, moved by Ruth’s loyalty and virtue, agreed to marry her.

God honored Ruth’s faith by allowing her to become the great-grandmother of King David, placing her in the genealogy of Jesus Christ (Matthew 1:5). Despite being a Moabite, Ruth’s devotion to God and her love for Naomi led to her redemption, and she was woven into the very lineage of Israel’s greatest king and the Messiah.

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