Good morning all. Or could we say God's morning!! God is good all the time, all the time God is good. YOU ARE INDEED BLESSED TODAY!
In Ruth we see a woman and her mother in law who have been devastated by the deaths of their husbands. Naomi was Jewish and Ruth was a Moabitess. After the passing of the men in their lives they chose to leave and return to Naomi's homeland.
Naomi encouraged Ruth to return to her homeland, her family and not follow her. Ruth had nothing materialistic nor did Naomi. But Ruth carried something many in today's world do not have ----L O Y A L T Y !!!
Naomi said go home; but Ruth said (in Ruth 1:16) 16 And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:
Ruth is loyal, faithful, and has chosen to go with Naomi and accept her God. Because of this, God honored Ruth's faith and loyalty. How so?
Boaz, a relative of Naomi took Ruth as his wife (read the whole love story in Ruth) and she gave him a son - Obed.
Well, the story does not stop there, Obed had a son Jesse who had a son David. Yes, King David. So here you have a woman, Ruth, who is not even Jewish, chosen by God to be the great grandmother of Israel's King David.
This is the royal line leading to the Messiah, Jesus. God honored Ruth, a woman of faith who showed love and loyalty no matter what the cost. How about you?
Is God honoring you for your love of Jesus and loyalty to God? Food for thought. Love you all, thanks for reading.
In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny
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