TOPIC : THE POWER OF HOPE
TEXT RUTH 1 :15-19
[15]And Naomi said, See, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods; return after your sister-in-law.
[16]And Ruth said, Urge me not to leave you or to turn back from following you; for where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people and your God my God.
[17]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 me from you.
[18]When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she said no more.
[19]So they both went on until they came to Bethlehem. And when they arrived in Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred about them, and said, Is this Naomi?
This story is not typically about Naomi, but the story of one of the greatest exploits of faith and stubbornness of hope.
It is the fact that hope has an eye that can see beyond the darkness of the moment.
It is the story of a resilient spirit that refused to rest until she received the manifestation of that which she could see only with the eyes of hope.
Ruth was determined not to leave the periphery of her destiny even though no prophet, big or small prophesied her role in the birth of the Messiah.
She captured it by dedication and a unique kind of compassion.
She could have dumped Naomi like a used piece of toilet tissue like most people we meet in life.
When they are done using you, they dump you.
You might have nurtured them like your own babies but as soon as they have wings, they fly away.
Ministry is some times like nursing baby vipers that can never repent from striking their rescuer.
Ruth was rewarded by the great rewarder.
She became one of the greatest women in history.
You too can be heroic in devotion and service until you are remembered for your stubborn faith.
Refuse to be a predator of the godly.
God bless you.
With the God I serve, nothing shall be impossible
Your case is not bigger than God.
May you have a God filled day in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
Your Victory is already guaranteed
It is well, do not give up, with God all things are possible.
(Please be a blessing to seven persons by sending to them devotionals)
For further reading,
Revelation 11, Ezekiel 31.
Pastor Obi Ejikeme
Senior Pastor
House of faith, Nigeria
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