God’s Got Your Back
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Ruth 1:1-5
Pain, Trial, Suffering are no respecter of persons.
Judges 21:25
1. Naomi’s Misery
Ruth 1:19-21;
- Setback #1: Famine in Israel
- Setback #2: Became a widow
- Setback #3: Daughters-in-law barren
- Setback #4: Sons passed away
Can you imagine Naomi’s plight?
- Is this fate?
- Is it just bad luck?
- Is it the devil?
- Is it God’s judgement?
- What had gone wrong?
- Why did it happen to me?
Question 1: Does God afflict Naomi by making her life bitter as she had claimed?
Question 2: Did Naomi really come home empty?
2. God’s Invisible Hand
Ruth 1:6; 16-17; 22; 2:2; Lev 19:9-10; Ruth 2:3
- God’s invisible hand directed Ruth to that specific field on that specific day and time.
- God’s invisible hand steered Boaz to show favour to Ruth
- Ruth: about 35-50 pounds of grain
- Average worker: 2-5 pounds of grain per day
- Ruth was able to provide aplenty for Naomi.
The invisible hand of God is directing the smallest and most random details in your life.
Ruth 2:19
It was the Lord who:
- Stopped the famine
- Bound Ruth to Naomi in love and devotion
- Directed Ruth’s steps and granted her favour
God has turned Naomi’s mourning into dancing.
- the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me (1:20)
- The Lord’s kindness (hesed) has not forsaken the living or the dead (2:20)
The closer relative refused to marry Ruth. Boaz seized the opportunity to marry Ruth.
God’s invisible hand:
- Provided Ruth a husband to fend for Ruth and Naomi
- Enabled Ruth to conceive and a son born to Naomi
- Turned Naomi’s shame and disgrace into the highest honour
- Naomi — Obed — King David — Jesus Christ
God is at work to always give each of us a future and a hope!