Something I published last year that is on my mind again…
What follows is something the Lord started dealing with me about just the other night. It’s rather unrefined but I wanted to share it anyway.
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The book of Ruth opens with a story about a woman named Naomi. Naomi moves to Moab with her husband because there is a famine in Israel. Naomi and her husband have two sons, who marry Moabite women–Ruth and Orpah (Ruth 1:1-4). Naomi’s husband dies. Ten years later, both her sons die (Ruth 1:4-5). Having nothing left in Moab, Naomi decides to return to Bethlehem. She urges her daughters-in-law to remarry and remain in Moab. At first, they both refuse. But Naomi insists: “No, my daughters, my life is much too bitter for you to share, because the LORD’s hand has turned against me” (Ruth 1:13). Orpah tearfully agrees with Naomi and returns home. But Ruth still refuses to leave Naomi and returns with her…
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