Confidence in Following Jesus

“Whither thou goest, I will go; thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God.” Ruth 1:16

While Orpah turned back from the road to Bethlehem, Ruth clung steadfastly to Naomi, the beloved one. She had seen the cross that bitter Naomi had had to bear, the sorrows she had endured, the rejection she had experienced living in a foreign land; she had seen it all and yet she clung to Naomi. And she clung to Naomi’s God. Ruth was a woman of faith, of confidence that God was good and true even when He seemed distant and left His people in moments of bitterness.

Too many people today expect Jesus to make all of our rough places plain. We expect Him to free us from all sorrows, shield us from all cares, surround us with an invisible shield against all the world’s harms. We don’t see the true benefit of the cross or the empty tomb. We need to look to Ruth and hold fast to the convictions of truth that she held.

Dear Father, Grant that we might see our true victory and hope in Christ. Amen.

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