If you read in the book of Ruth, chapter 1, you will find that after Naomi's husband and sons passed away, that she moved.
Have you ever thought about why she moved? Or better yet, why she moved where she was moving to (Moab)? The Scriptures say that she was moving because she HEARD that the Lord had visited His people there.
Have you thought about the discomfort it must have caused her to leave? After all, she and her family had been there for quite a while. They were there long enough for each of her sons to get married, her husband to die, and both her sons to die. Yet, because she HEARD about the works of God, she WENT.
The lesson for us here is two fold:
1) First, we should always listen for the works of the Lord. Listen for occurrences where God has moved in someone else's life. It's encouraging. What Naomi heard was, not that God was still present there in Moab, but that He had visited there (That's past tense). In other words, she was moving based on God showing Himself mighty in someone else's life. She was basing her move of faith on someone else's testimony.
2) We should not hesitate to share what God has done in our lives. We should constantly look for opportunities to share our testimony with others. Why? Because, we don't know if there is a Naomi somewhere waiting and listening for our testimony in order for her faith to be activated.
Is God telling you to step out on faith? Is He telling you to move? What is it that the Lord is saying to you through the story of Naomi?
I love you, and I am praying for you.
~Pastor Erroyl
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