Here’s what i learnt from reading the story of Ruth
To be honest , all the times I’ve heard the story,without even digging for myself, i was unimpressed and didn’t understand the moral lesson.
I had read it in passing a couple of times without really digesting it
- Then I decided to read and digest it
- She gets married to Naomi’s son
- Son dies , she chooses to stay with Naomi
- They go back to Naomi’s people’s places and try to start a new life
All of this I don’t see as extraordinary so I roll my eyes when I hear Ruth this, Ruth that .
But I keep reading
In the new land they’re in,
- Ruth goes to find work
- Stumbles on the land of Naomi’s relative
- Naomi teaches her to shoot her Shot
- Not bad , Not bad
- Shots well received ,Boaz marries her
Then, the finale….
- She gives birth to a son that literally puts her in the lineage of David!!!!! 2 generations away!!!!
Moral lessons
- Took me a while to figure it out , but;
- For her to get to her divine position she had to be relocated
- Left her place of comfort/birth
- Without even knowing what was in store for her
- Shot her shot with a man that her tribe was supposedly lower than
- Got him to marry her
- Positioned herself in the lineage of our Lord Jesus
The lesson is divine orchestration, bravery and perseverance. When you choose to believe in God , you have to be wholehearted about it. You need to understand that he most likely won’t do things in the way you expect . And he’s laying out a path for you. ONLY BELIEVE.
Do not use GOD as an excuse to not live the best life he has planned for you.
Cheers
Sheisallgold 