Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Ruth 1:1-5
by: Kennedy Ochs.
I love how people are introduced in the Bible. New characters are often introduced through their loved ones—their spouse, their children, their parents—just as Ruth was here. The people close to us help to define who we are and who we will become. We cannot avoid the influence those around us have on the choices we make. Our lives are significantly marked by those we allow to walk alongside us. We must choose wisely in who we are willing to allow to make their mark on our lives.