Chris Brannon continues in our Faithful God series in Ruth chapter 3.  He explains what a kinsman redeemer is and the four things that were necessary to be one.  The first is that the kinsman had to be related by blood to those he redeemed.  The second is that he had to be able to pay the price required for redemption.  The next thing necessary is that he had to be willing to pay the price of redemption.  Lastly, the kinsman redeemer had to be free himself.

What is the relevance of this story for our lives?  We are all, like Ruth and Naomi, in need of a redeemer – Sin, the Fall, the need for redemption has left us in a desperate condition, spiritually impoverished and distant from our heavenly Father.  We come to the feet of Jesus – We are received, even welcomed by the only one who could welcome us into our heavenly home.  We are brought into the one relationship we most desperately need – with the Father.

This is why we mark the initial coming of Jesus as a baby in a manger in Bethlehem.  This is also why we so eagerly anticipate His second coming.  He is our redeemer.  We were hopelessly lost and destitute as a result of our sin.  Yet Christ came to redeem.  He was the only one who had the position, ability and the desire to do so.