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Ruth 1:16-18
By: clark thompson Date: August 16, 2016, 6:47 pm
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Ruth 1:16-18 King James Version (KJV)
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.
18 When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her,
then she left speaking unto her.
Ruth 1:16-18 New Life Version (NLV)
16 But Ruth said, “Do not beg me to leave you or turn away from
following you. I will go where you go. I will live where you
live. Your people will be my people. And your God will be my
God. 17 I will die where you die, and there I will be buried. So
may the Lord do the same to me, and worse, if anything but death
takes me from you.” 18 When Naomi saw that Ruth would do nothing
but go with her, she said no more to her.
New Life Version (NLV) Copyright © 1969 by Christian Literature
International
These are my thoughts, please share yours.
16 Ruth was not going to leave her mother in law she was someone
who would be there for her when Naomi needed somebody the most,
neither one of them may have known that Naomi would battle
depression but Ruth would be there for her. Ruth was willing to
change her life for Naomi, Christ left His place on high to die
for us, and He truly gave us His all for His love for us.
17 Ruth is may such a commitment to Naomi and a life change that
she knows that she won’t return home after Naomi dies, Ruth is
saying goodbye to her old life and making a new life, we are to
give up our old life and make a new life because of our love for
Jesus. Is there anything that can make us live our commitment to
Christ?
18 Naomi would no longer cause her to leave, how much are we
trying to push people away when we need them or how much do when
try to push God away when He is trying to draw us in the most.
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