Reading:
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: Where 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.
Commentary:
Naomi
was a Judean, a believing child of God.
Ruth (before she knew Naomi) was a Moabite, an unbeliever. It is likely Ruth became a believer, by the
Word of God spoken through Naomi. The
new faith of Ruth then, the Holy Spirit working within, caused her to utter
such devout and fervent words of love.
In the Christian Church, where Christ has revealed His undying love for
us, through His own life, death and resurrection, we too love our fellow
believers fervently, though they are not our own family. The fruit of Christ's Spirit is love,
unselfish sacrificial love. "See
that ye love one another fervently", the Bible says. While we often have family members who depart
from Christ, we hold our Christian brothers and sisters more dear. When Mary and the brothers of Jesus once came
to see Him (expecting Him to stop teaching for their sake), Jesus "looked
round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my
brethren! For whosoever shall do the
will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother."
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