The Word Illustrated #65
© Pamyla Floyd
11/18/2010
Who do you belong to?
Thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God – Ruth 1:16d
That’s a good question for us to ask ourselves. If we look back at the book of Ruth, we will see two central characters namely Ruth and her sister in law Orpha. Both were from Moab (the world), and like us, had an encounter with the true and living God. After their husbands died, they along with their mother in law Naomi headed for Jerusalem.
Along the way, something interesting happened. You see, at some point, we will have to ask ourselves who we really belong to. While it was apparent that Ruth received the great I Am for herself. It is also apparent that Orpha SEEMED to accept Him as her God.
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Posted By: Pamyla Floyd
Thursday, November 18th 2010 at 7:51PM
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