Sunday, September 9, 2012
Wherever
Ruth 1:16-17
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: 17 Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the Lord do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.
"I've made up my mind. I'm committed. No use trying to change my mind!" This is what Ruth was saying to Naomi, her mother-in-law. Naomi had lost her husband, as well as her two sons. She was headed back to Israel, and she released her two daughters-in-law to stay in Moab where they were from. Ruth would have none of it! Ruth's love and dedication to Naomi would compel her to stay by her side. This was not only admirable, but it was also God's will. God had some really big things in store for Ruth, and she opened the door to receive God's promises with dedication and commitment. Her faithfulness took her from Moab to Bethlehem, the "house of bread". God help us to commit our selves to each other, and most importantly to you. There is no turning back, no changing our minds.......wherever you lead, we will follow!
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That's the Spirit of God working on the inside of us!He enables us to say such things and follow through with it. Son's of God are lead by the Spirit of God. Not boys of God! Not girls of God! Men and women of God who are mature enough to receive from Him. I love His Spirit! He is so dynamic yet simple, so powerful yet so gentle, so serious about His will yet so much fun! Commitment is easy for the Lord, impossible only to those who do not receive His Spirit!
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