Tried-and-True

Have you been in the company of people whose lives reflect an intense faith in God. They do not display the usual want to be types of the world. If you spend time with them, you come to experience a deep devotion for God. Their deeds towards others, their speech in just the ordinary every day things of life reflect love and compassion for fellow men. As you continue your relationship, over the years you begin to know you can trust them. You are sure they will not fail you or desert you at a time of crisis. Their enthusiasm for life radiates from within them. They display a certain peace and joy in their live despite external circumstances. Their disposition brings a sense of longing within us to experience the same.
In the case of Ruth she continued to be meek and lowly until Boaz agreed to marry her. She remained loyal and obedient to her mother in law. As Boaz and Ruth bond in their new relationship of love, they always had the laws of God keeping within the boundaries of their walk of faith.

What a wonderful way to end the story of Naomi. The poor widow who lost her sons and called herself Mara (Bitter), finds through the birth of a son to Ruth , a child she can clutch to her heart and claim as her own. Is she not reborn as Naomi (Pleasant)? Is this not abundant living even in tough time? The women blessed Naomi saying, “And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath born him. And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.. (Ruth 4:15,16)”

The words of Isaiah come to my mind, “ When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee. Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life. Fear not: for I am with thee: (Isaiah 43:2-5)”