Posted 05-Apr-07 11:05:40 EDT"Look," said Naomi, "your sister-in-law is going back to her people and her gods. Go back with her." But Ruth replied, "Don't urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go, I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God."
Ruth 1:15-16
Ruth was a Moabitess, but that did not stop her from worshiping the true God, nor did it stop God from accepting her worship and blessing her greatly. The Jews were not the only people God loved. God chose the Jews to be the people through whom the rest of the world would come to know Him. This was fulfilled when Jesus Christ was born as a Jew. Through Him, the entire world can come to know God. Acts 10:35 says that "God except men from every nation who fear Him and do what is right." God accepts all who worship Him; He works through people regardless of their race, sex, or nationality. The book of Ruth is a perfect example of God's impartiality. Although Ruth belonged to a race often despised by Israel, she was blessed because of her faithfulness. She became a great-grandmother of King David and a direct ancestor of Jesus. No one should feel disqualified to serve God because of their background. And God can use every circumstance to build His kingdom. God has created you with a purpose. God is preparing you in order to for you to fulfill that purpose here on earth. Even times of great difficulty can serve as stepping stones in our lives that transition us to places where we can have the greatest impact for God's kingdom. Many of us believe that our decisions are the sole moving force in our lives. In other words, we are where we are because we decided to be there. And that is true for the most part. But what we don't realize is that many of our decisions were made in response to circumstances that God placed us in.
God Bless you,
J.H.
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