Turning away from God is a recipe for disaster. In the first chapter of Ruth we find both a nation and a family in spiritual disarray. How was Elimelech’s decision to leave Israel and take his family to Moab similar to choices we see Christians making today?

The Scriptures warned that there would be a problem of Christians saying they don’t need to come to church. We live in those times. And I suggest that people are spiritually languishing because of this disregard.