The God 's Plan Of Salvation

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Introduction
Ruth, an extraordinary young woman makes a powerful declaration of commitment to her mother in-law and to the God of Israel. Ruth’s husband, brother-in-law and father-in-law had died leaving Ruth, Orpah and Naomi widows. All three women, devastated by their grief and loss had choices to make. Naomi’s advice to her two daughter in-laws is to return to their homeland. Orpah agrees with her mother in-law and returns home but Ruth refused Naomi’s advice and wisely choses to stay to seek refuge in the God of Israel. Her announcement declares that she was turning her back on her old nature, renouncing Moab’s unreligious ways to continue to stay loyal to Naomi, her people and to her God, the God of Israel. Through Ruth’s declaration, God’s plan of salvation unfolds and provides us with a beautiful picture of the importance of commitment, being loyal and faithful to God and to one another.
THEM
‘ 'Where you die, I will die, And there will I be buried." There is more than symbolism; there is reality in this. Even with her young husband dead and the chance to go home, Ruth is abandoning her past. She is fully clinging to this new family of Naomi and saying, "I will be buried with your family. I 'm giving up on Moab. I 'm giving up on my own father (who the scriptures indicate were still alive.) I 'm giving up on the old world, the old ways. Life hasn 't been fair, but I 'm going to step out with you. I 'm going to step out on faith." Ruth’s journey through life from here was graced by the hand of God because her commitment was based on the value of loyalty, the love of God and the people He had put in her life. Ruth, through difficult circumstances in her life had determined in her heart that she would not be moved by a...

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...h all your soul and with all your mind in every aspect of my life has to be committed to loving and serving God.
Conclusion
We can draw on the testimonies of people in the bible such as Ruth and the Apostle Paul who from their commitment to God we can see the amazing way in which God worked in and through their lives. ‘When God steps in, the ordinary events of life take on extraordinary significance.’ It does not matter where you have come from, God has a plan and a purpose for you and He can do great wonders if you are willing to be loyal and committed to Him. I have an obligation to share my faith in God to help those who are in great need for Gods direction in life, for His thoughts for our lives are higher than our thoughts. His ways are much brighter and brings meaning, gives light to our paths when we make a solid declaration of commitment to Him.

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