The Loyalty Of Ruth

-April 9, 2024-

Good morning beloved, happy Tuesday,

“Entreat me not to leave you, or to turn back from following after you; for wherever go, I will go; and wherever you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people; and your God, my God.”

(Ruth 1:16).

Ruth was a very special young woman. She was born and raised in Moab, but given a choice to stay there or return with her mother-in-law Naomi who was going back to Israel, she chose Naomi and her God. She made her steadfast commitment to the Lord by faith and as a result she was married to Boaz and became the great grandmother of David, and was in the line of Christ.

Because Ruth was loyal it reflected in in the way she lived her life. She was obedient to Naomi and to the Lord God. Ruth 3:5 says, “And she said to her, ‘All that you say to me I will do.’” Everything she did was in accordance to God’s will. She never looked back at her former life in Moab.

Ruth is such a wonderful example of a Gentile believer in the true and living God. He left behind everything in Moab, and received much more with the Lord and His people. She was also a hard worker in the fields of Boaz. She provided for Naomi and for herself.

May the Lord help us to be loyal, faithful, obedient, and loving in our walk with the Him. Have a blessed day. Stay safe and healthy.

Deciding to follow Jesus, no turning back.

Dean