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Good morning forever family,

I must start off with a confession. Here I am a 71 year old guy... I like to watch Hallmark love stories on the "UP" channel! It started when I couldn't find much else on TV that was decent to watch. Those who know me know I disdain most of what Hollywood does. So, when I do watch TV I can often be found watching some old sappy love story.

There is such a story in the bible... it is the book of Ruth. It is the story of the Kinsman redeemer. Boaz was the kinsman redeemer. There are other ingredients that make this story of Ruth so wonderful. Ruth was loyal to her mother in law. Ruth's integrity was pronounced. Naomi was a destitute widow who wanted to be called "Mara" because she was bitterly afflicted. Fact is, God sees all things and He definitely saw Naomi's problem and He provided. God also saw Ruth's dedication to her mother-in-law and He responded to her as well. Ruth ended up redeemed and married to a very good man, Boaz. Naomi was blessed when Ruth and Boaz had a son named Obed. Obed was the grandfather of King David!

That's how our AWESOME God works! He honors our faithfulness. 

¹⁶ But Ruth replied, “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. ¹⁷ 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.” ¹⁸ When Naomi realized that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped urging her.

²² So Naomi returned from Moab accompanied by Ruth the Moabite, her daughter-in-law, arriving in Bethlehem as the barley harvest was beginning.  Ruth 1: 16-18, 22 NIV

Be blessed, be a blessing,

Randy

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