20 November 2022 - ENCS

Vicki Tekwani continued the series on famine today

Wow face recession and inflation, albeit not doomsday

Referring to Joseph in Genesis from chapter forty one

Showing God’s redemptive power can not be outdone

The question “why does God allow famine?” he posed

To awaken our hearts to God, as did Jospeh he disclosed

And to establish God’s purpose, unique for each creation

So thus bringing about divine provision and restoration 

Vicki then went on to ascertain how we can respond

We must take the action step, there is no magic wand

And by recognising God’s sovereignty and goodness

We can obey God’s leading thus avoiding a big mess

On the blessings of obedience, Vicki then did reflect

God’s redemption has a spiritual and a physical aspect

This is supported by God’s provision in things financial

As well as God’s restoration in matters more relational

Joseph was in fact a precursor, in conclusion Vicki said

Jesus went down to the pit of hell but came out ahead

The author and finisher of our faith, per Hebrews twelve

About redemption in recession we can continue to delve

13 November 2022 - ENCS

Today Pastor Josh spoke about the book of Ruth

Tis only four chapters long but packed with truth

One of the things that Josh had led us all to see

How to make decisions while facing uncertainty

Both her husband and two sons Naomi had lost

So back to home in Israel from Moab she crossed

Ruth decided to follow Naomi, her mother in law

Despite of the bitterness in Naomi that she saw

As Ruth, we are called to belong to God, reconciled

For we are all called to be someone, God's child

That leads us to build with someone, a community

Much of this in chapter one of Ruth we can see

To Naomi and her home, Ruth then decided to cling

We should also hold tight to guidance from the King

Ruth did stay faithful to Naomi and Boaz later on too

Boaz and Ruth did not compromise, we did review

Boaz demonstrated care by living compassionately

By taking in the foreigner Ruth, he acted generously

Ruth walked faithfully along the path God did show

Even though the end result she did not really know

Josh also pointed to Jesus’ genealogy in Matthew

Only five females listed and Ruth was one of the few

This completed the wedding blessing in chapter four

Which did serve to Ruth’s place in history ensure