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 Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 3:30 am Post subject: Naomi |
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____________________The Book Of Ruth
Naomi
A wise person once told me, "Never be quick to judge whether something is a blessing or a curse." The story of Naomi reminds me of this.
| Quote: | | The women said to Naomi, "Blessed be the lord, who has not left you this day without a close relative." Ruth 4:14 |
The name Naomi means "my delight." But when bad things happened to her, Naomi wanted to change her name to match her circumstances. After her husband and sons died, Naomi concluded, "The hand of the lord has gone out against me!" (Ruth 1:13). When people greeted her, she said, "Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me" (v.20).
Rather than judge her circumstances in light of her identity as a follower of the one true God who had proclaimed unfailing love for His people, Naomi did what most of us tend to do: She judged God in light of her circumstances. And she judged wrongly. The hand of the Lord had not gone out against her. In fact, Naomi had a God-given treasure she had not yet discovered. Although Naomi lost her husband and two sons, she was given something totally unexpected a devoted daughter-in-law and a grandchild who would be in the lineage of the Messiah.
As Naomi's life shows us, sometimes the worst thing that happens to us can open the door for the best that God has to
give US. -Julie Ackerman
This ladies study of Naomi touched my heart. I new I had to share it. 
Loving Father, help me not to judge Your love for me
on the basis of whether today brings good news or bad.
Help me remember that You desire to use
my circumstances to make me more like Jesus. Amen.
God's purpose for today's events may not be seen till tomorrow.
________The Genealogy of David
13 So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. Then he went to her, and the LORD enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son. 14 The women said to Naomi: "Praise be to the LORD, who this day has not left you without a kinsman-redeemer. May he become famous throughout Israel! 15 He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and who is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth."
16 Then Naomi took the child, laid him in her lap and cared for him. 17 The women living there said, "Naomi has a son." And they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.
18 This, then, is the family line of Perez:
Perez was the father of Hezron,
19 Hezron the father of Ram,
Ram the father of Amminadab,
20 Amminadab the father of Nahshon,
Nahshon the father of Salmon, [c]
21 Salmon the father of Boaz,
Boaz the father of Obed,
22 Obed the father of Jesse,
and Jesse the father of David. |
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