The Un-Series: Week 9 Day 6

Ruth 4:13-17(ESV)

So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And he went in to her, and the Lord gave her conception, and she bore a son. Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you this day without a redeemer, and may his name be renowned in Israel! He shall be to you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age, for your daughter-in-law who loves you, who is more to you than seven sons, has given birth to him.”    Then Naomi took the child and laid him on her lap and became his nurse. And the women of the neighborhood gave him a name, saying, “A son has been born to Naomi.” They named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.

Hebrews 11:6 (ESV)

And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

There is nothing like a good ending to a book that you have been reading. I recently finished a book series and it ended very similarly to how the Book of Ruth ended: with marriage, children, and the start of a new family line. There was a difference, though, between the book series I had completed and the Book of Ruth.  When the book series ended, that was it, there would be nothing more to come, whereas at the end of the Book of Ruth, there was a hook that should have grabbed our attention leaving us with the desire to want to keep reading. After everything Ruth went through, all the ways she faithfully served, not only did God bring her out of the heartbreak and pain, but He restored her family to her; we see that this was the lineage of David! 

I am not sure where you are at in life today, but if there are any lessons or encouragements from the Book of Ruth, I hope you are comforted in seeing how God was alongside Ruth every step of the way. You are not forgotten, you are not alone, and your prayers do not fall on deaf ears; God is alongside you every step of the way!

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