DCLM Higher Everyday 10 May 2023 — Remarkable Loyalty Of Ruth
DCLM Higher Everyday 10 May 2023 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Remarkable Loyalty Of Ruth
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Topic: Remarkable Loyalty Of Ruth
Text — Ruth 1: 10-18
10And they said unto her, Surely we will return with thee unto thy people.
11And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? are there yet any more sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?
12Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have an husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have an husband also to night, and should also bear sons;
13Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD is gone out against me.
14And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.
15And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law.
16And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:
17Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.
18When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her.
Key Verse: “And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God” (Ruth 1:16).
Message
Mary Forbes was married to Thomas Winslow at the age of 17. Her infant daughter died unexpectedly. Before the child was buried, Mary got another devastating information of her husband’s death. Rather than “curse God and die,” she believed that those tragedies were grooming her for a life of fruitful service. Her writings became medicine for many souls.
The Lord used her inspired writings to minister to the needs of the discouraged and despairing. Some of her quotes include, ‘Trials are treasures and blessings in disguise,” “Pray in the trial, pray over the trial, and pray after the trial that you may not lose the good it is designed to impart.” Oblivious of what God had packaged for her, Ruth wholeheartedly followed Naomi, her mother-in-law. She reaped the fruits of her loyalty. She became the grandmother of David and ancestor of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Whatever comes your way, always remember that, “…all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28). Remain loyal to Jesus.
Quote: She reaped the fruits of her loyalty
Challenge: Adversities are not meant to break us but to build us.
Prayer for today: Lord, help me to remain loyal whatever comes my way.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
