Kinsman-Redeemer
Sharecropper’s Inheritance Leviticus 25:23 The Book of Ruth Kinsman-Redeemer In our devotions this morning, we came across a part of the Levitical Holiness Code. It dawned upon me that all these years, I have never explained why my entries and writings have often been identified as Sharecropper’s Inheritance. Let me share my insight. L eviticus 25:23 (HCSB): “The land is not to be permanently sold because it is Mine, and you are only foreigners and temporary residents on My land . The story of Ruth, Boaz, and Naomi is a remarkable one. It is truly about God’s hesed, or love, as illustrated by Boaz toward Ruth and Naomi. As I have grown in my faith, I have come to a growing awareness that there is nothing that I own. It is all of God. I remember thinking of Ginny and Adam as my children, but they are not. They are God’s children. Early on in my career, I would slip into the thinking of looking at what I have achieved, only to realize that it was ...