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From: "J.R. & Bonnie Ricks" <j-r-and-bonnie@dogwoodministries.org>
Date: Sep 18 04:11PM -0500
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JUST A NICE LITTLE LOVE STORY? Ruth 4:13-18 NIV
Generally, when we look at the book of Ruth, we see a nice little love
story. or even a great little love story. And on the surface, that's what
it is. but in reality, it's a story that shows us how deep and long-reaching
the work of God is in our lives and in the lives of those who follow us.
Look at Naomi, Ruth and Boaz. There's nothing really outstanding about these
people. In fact, if we were able to look around back during that time, there
were probably many others whose circumstances were similar to those in which
these three people found themselves. Granted, these three people each had
admirable qualities. qualities that we all can and should emulate in our own
lives. But that's not all there is to this story.
This story shows us how each of us may have an impact on the generations to
come after us. People we will never live to meet may be vastly affected by
what we do and say today. and God arranges it all.
Many of the things that happen in our lives have the potential of affecting
our great-great-great grandchildren and beyond. Look at Ruth. a young
woman who was a foreigner in her chosen homeland. a lowly widow in a world
that thought little of women alone. And yet, God used the circumstances of
Ruth's life to make her the grandmother of Kind David, the greatest King of
Israel, and even better, she became an ancestor of Jesus Christ!
You and I have no way of knowing who will come after us. We have no way to
know how our lives might touch the lives of those who follow us. But we do
have a way to know how to live our lives now, today. We each have the
opportunity to be the kind of ancestor that anyone would be glad to have in
his family tree. So, as you work your way through this life, remember
this. And do your best to live wisely in a way that honors the Lord. so that
one day, someone will look back up his or her family tree and say, "That
great lady (or gentleman) was my ancestor. and that makes me want to live my
life the way he (or she) did. so that my descendants will feel the same way
about me."
No matter what happens in your life, remember the impact it might have on
those who follow you, and handle each situation accordingly.
Hebrews
<http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews%2011&version=NIV> 11
NIV
"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let
us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles,
and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us." Hebrews 12:1
NIV
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