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- -- Monday, September 13 -- CORRECTED TEXT - YOUR REPUTATION
PRECEDES YOU -- Ruth 2:6-7; 3:18 [1 Update]
http://groups.google.com/group/takeaminute/t/8477c589cc57eb92
- -- Monday, September 13 -- YOUR REPUTATION PRECEDES YOU -- Ruth
2:6-7; 3:18 [1 Update]
http://groups.google.com/group/takeaminute/t/616378a0c2b127dd
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Topic: -- Monday, September 13 -- CORRECTED TEXT - YOUR REPUTATION
PRECEDES YOU -- Ruth 2:6-7; 3:18
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/takeaminute/t/8477c589cc57eb92
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From: "J.R. & Bonnie Ricks" <j-r-and-bonnie@dogwoodministries.org>
Date: Sep 13 06:56AM -0500
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/takeaminute/msg/2fef44344603f01f
Take a Minute is a daily devotional ministry of
Dogwood Ministries, Inc.
If you need prayer. contact our partners in ministry.
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SORRY FOLKS! I don't know what happened to the quote of Ruth 3:18 -
cybermice??? J At any rate, here is today's devotional again, with the
scripture intact! And thank you, B.J., for calling this to my attention -
just wish I'd seen your notes BEFORE I mailed the devotional out!
God bless you all and thank you for your patience!
Bonnie
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YOUR REPUTATION PRECEDES YOU -- Ruth 2:6-7; 3:18 NIV
The foreman replied, "She is the Moabitess who came back from Moab with
Naomi. She said, 'Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves behind
the harvesters.' She went into the field and has worked steadily from
morning till now, except for a short rest in the shelter." Ruth 2:6-7 NIV
Then Naomi said, "Wait, my daughter, until you find out what happens. For
the man will not rest until the matter is settled today." Ruth 3:18 NIV
When Boaz noticed Ruth and asked his servants about her, the servants had
nothing but kind things to say. She had demonstrated her character by her
actions, and they were impressed. What they said about her impressed Boaz.
Obviously, he had noticed her because she was a stranger... and perhaps
because she was pretty. But it was her character that really impressed him.
Her reputation preceded her.
When Ruth told Naomi the results of her meeting with Boaz, Naomi said, "...
the man will not rest until the matter is settled today." Obviously, Boaz
had a reputation for being a man of action and a man of his word. Naomi
knew that he would do what he said, because he always did. His reputation
preceded him.
You and I know what kind of person someone is, not by what he says, but by
what his actions demonstrate. And likewise, others know us by what our
actions demonstrate. The thing we need to keep in mind is that, as
Christians, ours is not the only reputation at stake... Jesus' reputation is
at stake in us. We are His representatives, and our reputations precede us.
As you go through each day, remember that you may be the first or only
contact someone has with Jesus. You may be the first Bible some people ever
read.
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Topic: -- Monday, September 13 -- YOUR REPUTATION PRECEDES YOU -- Ruth
2:6-7; 3:18
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/takeaminute/t/616378a0c2b127dd
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From: "J.R. & Bonnie Ricks" <j-r-and-bonnie@dogwoodministries.org>
Date: Sep 12 02:27PM -0500
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/takeaminute/msg/5dd44faa72a0268f
Take a Minute is a daily devotional ministry of
Dogwood Ministries, Inc.
If you need prayer. contact our partners in ministry.
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Or simply send your request to SJMinistries@aol.com
All other requests, please see the end of the devotional
for Dogwood Ministries addresses
YOUR REPUTATION PRECEDES YOU -- Ruth 2:6-7; 3:18 NIV
The foreman replied, "She is the Moabitess who came back from Moab with
Naomi. She said, 'Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves behind
the harvesters.' She went into the field and has worked steadily from
morning till now, except for a short rest in the shelter." Ruth 2:6-7 NIV
Then Naomi said, "Wa lo
it, my daughter, until you find out what happens. For the man will not rest
until the matter is settled today." Ruth 3:18 NIV
When Boaz noticed Ruth and asked his servants about her, the servants had
nothing but kind things to say. She had demonstrated her character by her
actions, and they were impressed. What they said about her impressed Boaz.
Obviously, he had noticed her because she was a stranger... and perhaps
because she was pretty. But it was her character that really impressed him.
Her reputation preceded her.
When Ruth told Naomi the results of her meeting with Boaz, Naomi said, "...
the man will not rest until the matter is settled today." Obviously, Boaz
had a reputation for being a man of action and a man of his word. Naomi
knew that he would do what he said, because he always did. His reputation
preceded him.
You and I know what kind of person someone is, not by what he says, but by
what his actions demonstrate. And likewise, others know us by what our
actions demonstrate. The thing we need to keep in mind is that, as
Christians, ours is not the only reputation at stake... Jesus' reputation is
at stake in us. We are His representatives, and our reputations precede us.
As you go through each day, remember that you may be the first or only
contact someone has with Jesus. You may be the first Bible some people ever
read.
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