"Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for 24 July 2012"
Today's Blog Title: "Naomi Returns with Ruth"
Today's Blog Scripture Reading: Ruth 1:1-22
Today's Blog Key Verse: Ruth 1:16-17 "But Ruth said: "Entreat me not to leave you, Or to turn back from following after you; For wherever you go, I will go; and wherever you lodge, I will lodge; Your people shall be my people, and Your God my God. Where you die, I will die, And there will I be buried. The LORD do so to me, and more also, If anything but death parts you and me."
Wow, what loyalty and devotion to Naomi, Ruth's mother-in-law. Ruth was a Moabite who married Mahlon of the Juhahite family of Elimelech. Widowed and childless she abandoned her family, country, and faith to accompany her mother-in-law, Naomi to Bethlehem. Her radical actions continued, as she secured food for herself and Naomi, and summoned the relative Boaz to be their redeemer according to God's Word (Deuteronomy 25:5-10).
Boaz would marry Ruth, and she would bare a son, who became the great grandfather of Judah's greatest king, David. The women of Bethlehem would exalt Ruth as the loving daughter-in-law who meant more to Naomi than seven sons, the ideal number, would have been (Ruth 4:15). Her name later appears in Matthew's genealogy of Jesus (Matthew 1:5).
Her firm commitment in Ruth 1:16-17, "Thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God", brought a rich reward to the family, nation, and ultimately all mankind. Ruth's faithfulness are evident throughout the Book of Ruth. Ruth's own concern for Naomi is bound by a strong oath made before the "LORD" Himself. The name "Naomi" carries with it the idea of "pleasantness and delight." But in verse 20, her situation appeared to merit the name "Mara," "Bitter."
Naomi calls God by the well known patriarchal name "Shaddai," "The Almighty One" (Genesis 17:1; Job 5:17). Despite her sorrow, she acknowledges the sovereignty of God over her life.
Today's Biblical Truth: "We as Christians need to be the kind of people who draw others to us through our friendship and our relationship to God."
Have a God Filled and Spirit Led Day. Go in Peace and Serve the Lord our God with Gladness.
Love God More Today. Continue to Pray for Youcef Nardarkhani the Iranian Pastor who has been sentenced to death for his refusal to denounce Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior and also for his lawyer who has been sentence to 9 years in prison for defending in the Iranian Court. Pray for all our Sisters and Brothers who are being persecuted for their faith and Trust in Jesus.
"The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it? I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings." Jeremiah 17:9-10
Jesus Reigns!!! May God's Love, Peace, Strength, and Grace be with you all.
Your Sister in Christ,
Cindi
Today's Blog Title: "Naomi Returns with Ruth"
Today's Blog Scripture Reading: Ruth 1:1-22
Today's Blog Key Verse: Ruth 1:16-17 "But Ruth said: "Entreat me not to leave you, Or to turn back from following after you; For wherever you go, I will go; and wherever you lodge, I will lodge; Your people shall be my people, and Your God my God. Where you die, I will die, And there will I be buried. The LORD do so to me, and more also, If anything but death parts you and me."
Wow, what loyalty and devotion to Naomi, Ruth's mother-in-law. Ruth was a Moabite who married Mahlon of the Juhahite family of Elimelech. Widowed and childless she abandoned her family, country, and faith to accompany her mother-in-law, Naomi to Bethlehem. Her radical actions continued, as she secured food for herself and Naomi, and summoned the relative Boaz to be their redeemer according to God's Word (Deuteronomy 25:5-10).
Boaz would marry Ruth, and she would bare a son, who became the great grandfather of Judah's greatest king, David. The women of Bethlehem would exalt Ruth as the loving daughter-in-law who meant more to Naomi than seven sons, the ideal number, would have been (Ruth 4:15). Her name later appears in Matthew's genealogy of Jesus (Matthew 1:5).
Her firm commitment in Ruth 1:16-17, "Thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God", brought a rich reward to the family, nation, and ultimately all mankind. Ruth's faithfulness are evident throughout the Book of Ruth. Ruth's own concern for Naomi is bound by a strong oath made before the "LORD" Himself. The name "Naomi" carries with it the idea of "pleasantness and delight." But in verse 20, her situation appeared to merit the name "Mara," "Bitter."
Naomi calls God by the well known patriarchal name "Shaddai," "The Almighty One" (Genesis 17:1; Job 5:17). Despite her sorrow, she acknowledges the sovereignty of God over her life.
Today's Biblical Truth: "We as Christians need to be the kind of people who draw others to us through our friendship and our relationship to God."
Have a God Filled and Spirit Led Day. Go in Peace and Serve the Lord our God with Gladness.
Love God More Today. Continue to Pray for Youcef Nardarkhani the Iranian Pastor who has been sentenced to death for his refusal to denounce Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior and also for his lawyer who has been sentence to 9 years in prison for defending in the Iranian Court. Pray for all our Sisters and Brothers who are being persecuted for their faith and Trust in Jesus.
"The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it? I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings." Jeremiah 17:9-10
Jesus Reigns!!! May God's Love, Peace, Strength, and Grace be with you all.
Your Sister in Christ,
Cindi
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