Ruth 3: 5 MSG “Ruth
said, “If you say so, I’ll do it, just as you’ve told me.”
When you read this
chapter in Ruth you will see that Noami is instructing her daughter-in-law to wash and put perfume
on. Then she needed to go to Boaz where
he would be winnowing barley on the threshing floor. She was to wait until he had eaten and
finished drinking and take note of where he played
down. Ruth should then and uncover his
feet and lie down. Noami said that Boaz
will tell her what to do.
Wow, this was huge, she
had to fully trust that Naomi was sure she knew what she was talking about and
then follow her mother-in-law's
instruction to the “T.”
Here is the thing,
when we get instructions from God, do we have the nerve to actually follow
those instructions to the “T?” You know
that little voice which reminds you of something. You can hear it, but do you listen?
To not obey the Lord
God is something terrible and I promise you it will haunt you for a long, long
time. I know because I wasn’t always prepared to listen and the consequence thereof
is huge.
While you are
assessing your own life and thinking about things you should be doing for the
Lord, I do want to encourage you to trust God, completely and to obey Him
immediately. Don’t wait, do it now!
Prayer
Humbly Lord God, I
come before You today guilty as charged for not always listening to You. I realize
that I make such huge mistakes and basically it’s by my own choice. I think about the times You have spoken to me
in an audible voice, I ignored You and
did what I wanted to. Please forgive me,
in Jesus Christ’s Name, help me to act immediately when You instruct me. You know best, thank You, Lord. Amen
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