At the dedication of the Temple, Solomon blessed the people with the encouragment that they would be fully committed to the LORD. Jesus encouraged the disciples to be fully committed to following him and his teachings. The Apostle Paul was fully committed to following Jesus and spent his ministry traveling trhough the Roman Empire to share the Good News with.

The curse entered creation with the sin of Adam and Eve. As their descendants, we have inherited their sin and have lived under the curse. But God had a plan to lift the curse. He sent Jesus Christ to pay the penalty for our sin. When we repent of our sin and put our faith in Jesus as Lord, we receive God's blessing.

When people around us are corrupt and selfish, how do we respond? The Book of Ruth is about a person with integrity in a corrupt culture. She suffered tremendous loss and extreme poverty, yet she was determined to remain faithful to her mother-in-law in their time of need. She found triumph in the midst of tragedy.