Jesus: The Provider Who Steps Up When Others Step Out
It's amazing to me how Bible passages can be read again and again, yet God can bring new revelation each time! In my women's Bible study, we've been going through the book of Ruth. Last week, we focused on Naomi, and how it seemed like she'd lost everything. We talked about bitterness. Even though Naomi had ample opportunity to become bitter - even seeing herself as bitter (Ruth 1:20) - she somehow had a reservoir of strength inside that inspired her daughter-in-laws to love her. So much so that Ruth refused to leave her side, emphatically stating: "Don't urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord deal with me, be it ever so severely, if even death separates you and me." Think about that. It's deep. We've all known someone who was bitter. Perhaps we've even ex...