Ruth 3
We make all kinds of plans, don’t we? Our days, months, and years have plans. We orchestrate what we want to do and then we determine that we need to do it. We plan our week, our work and even our worship… and that becomes a problem. We live in a world that rewards achievement and wants to know the next great task to accomplish. This has become a problem that has infected the church. One might ask how? To put it simply, we desire plans and programs of a spiritual nature rather than a transformational relationship with our savior, Jesus Christ. We want to be doing something spiritual rather than being someone who is changed by Jesus. In Ruth 3 we see that kind of transformation take place in Naomi. Previously, when things became difficult she went looking for her own solutions through her own plan. Simply put, she went to another country looking for food (Ruth 1). Through the following dark times God faithfully restored Naomi back to the land so she could follow His plan. As we pick the story up in chapter 3, Naomi has a plan (1-5), she gets Ruth involved (6-13), and God brings His blessing (14-15). Now, Naomi is left with a choice. Will she push for her own solution or will she wait and trust God to work through Boaz (16-18)? James 4:13-17 challenges our practice of making plans apart from the Lord’s will. This time around, Naomi, decides to wait (18). It is through the discipline of waiting that we learn dependence on God. This is not a normal human reaction, because in the Garden of Eden Adam and Eve decided to orchestrate their life with their own plan rather than keep it personal and organic walking and talking with God (Genesis 3). Today, we face the same temptation to schedule our agenda without God. I hope that we learn the lesson from Naomi and wait for God to enact His plan.
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We make all kinds of plans, don’t we? Our days, months, and years have plans. We orchestrate what we want to do and then we determine that we need to do it. We plan our week, our work and even our worship… and that becomes a problem. We live in a world that rewards achievement and wants to know the next great task to accomplish. This has become a problem that has infected the church. One might ask how? To put it simply, we desire plans and programs of a spiritual nature rather than a transformational relationship with our savior, Jesus Christ. We want to be doing something spiritual rather than being someone who is changed by Jesus. In Ruth 3 we see that kind of transformation take place in Naomi. Previously, when things became difficult she went looking for her own solutions through her own plan. Simply put, she went to another country looking for food (Ruth 1). Through the following dark times God faithfully restored Naomi back to the land so she could follow His plan. As we pick the story up in chapter 3, Naomi has a plan (1-5), she gets Ruth involved (6-13), and God brings His blessing (14-15). Now, Naomi is left with a choice. Will she push for her own solution or will she wait and trust God to work through Boaz (16-18)? James 4:13-17 challenges our practice of making plans apart from the Lord’s will. This time around, Naomi, decides to wait (18). It is through the discipline of waiting that we learn dependence on God. This is not a normal human reaction, because in the Garden of Eden Adam and Eve decided to orchestrate their life with their own plan rather than keep it personal and organic walking and talking with God (Genesis 3). Today, we face the same temptation to schedule our agenda without God. I hope that we learn the lesson from Naomi and wait for God to enact His plan.
For more see RUTH
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