Who's Writing Your Story? The message unfolds a profound theological narrative centered on God's redemptive sovereignty, illustrated through the story of Ruth and the broader biblical arc from Lot to the Messiah. It emphasizes God's perfect, permissive, providential, and prescriptive will, showing how He sovereignly has written, reorders, and orchestrates even human failure and foreign origins—such as Ruth's Moabite heritage—into His redemptive plan. Despite the law's exclusion of Moabites, divine grace transcends legalistic boundaries, using Ruth's loyalty, submission, and faith to place her in the lineage of David and ultimately Jesus. The contrast between Moab's unrefined, unchanged state and God's transformative work in His people highlights the reality of spiritual renewal through Christ, as seen in the believer's new identity in 2 Corinthians. The message culminates in a powerful affirmation of grace: God does not change the world by force, but by redeeming individuals from within, transforming their taste and scent, and glorifying Himself through the unmerited favor of salvation. A Redemption Written Before the First Day Let's Step Into Truth Amen. Well look—let's jump into truth tonight. I want us to slow down and see something familiar, but see it through the lens of redemption. When you read Scripture carefully, you start realizing this Book isn't a collection of disconnected stories. It's one story—God's story—written with purpose, precision, and grace. Matthew opens that way, doesn't it? Not with miracles. Not with sermons. But with DNA. Names. Generations. Stories that don't look clean on the surface—yet are holy in design. And the question before us
