Tuesday, 3. November 2009, 04:16:08
Without God
Life is nothing
Work is wasted
Labour lost.
Go ahead
Wed your trophy wives
raise perfect kids
build your mansion,
a city if you must,
a coproatation
or a world wide empire
Without God
it's nothing
Children are God's blessing
Noisy, lively
energy, mischief.
Rejoice while you have them-
God's gift of grace
Like arrows to a warrior
Are children to a family
Rejoice in God's gifts
Labour in God's plans.
Tuesday, 3. November 2009, 04:14:38
Scripture
Boaz married Ruth and the Lord blessed her with a son.
Observation
This is a story of God's abundant grace to Ruth and Naomi. God provides for them:
Ruth and Naomi left Moab with nothing, wholly dependent on God's grace. They became wealthy influential and ancestors to David and to Jesus,
Application
It's not always easy to see God's hand at work in our lives. When things are not going the way we expect, it is easy to question God's goodness. But it's precisely at that time that we need to hang on to God as never before
Although we have no way of seeing how things will turn out, God sees the end from the beginning and he promises to walk through it with us.
Prayer
Thank you lord for the witness of Ruth and Naomi concerning your provision. Help e to put my trust entirely in you. Amen.
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