08/03/2024: Christian WATCH Exposition. Topic: Beyond the present

08/03/2024: Christian WATCH Exposition. Topic: Beyond the present

Text: ```Ruth 1:16-18 But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or to turn back from following you; for where you go, I will go, and where you lodge, I will lodge. Your people will be my people, and your God, my God. Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord do the same to me [as He has done to you], and more also, if anything but death separates me from you.” When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she said nothing more.(AMP)```

COMMENTARY
Have you ever wanted to turn back after starting something new?
When Naomi started her journey back to Bethlehem, her daughters-in-law, Ruth and Orpah, went with her. However, their future in Bethlehem was not promising. Naomi told them to return to their mothers' houses, where they might find rest with new husbands.

They both refused, but then Naomi told them of their challenges in Bethlehem. Orpah decided to return to her gods, people, and place of familiarity in Moab, where she could find rest and a life of ease. Her decision cost her the future God had planned for her. I imagine she found rest with a new husband, but her story ended when she returned to Moab. We never hear about Orpah again.

Ruth chose to go forward at the divine intersection of change. I believe she experienced God's grace – His divine influence on the heart, and instead of resisting change because of fear, she embraced change. Grace gave her the courage to declare her allegiance to God and Naomi and the determination to go forward despite the challenges.

Ruth left her place of comfort, bravely put her life in God's hands, and followed Him forward. Ruth stood firm on her decision and refused to turn back. It was the more difficult choice with many unknowns, but she knew she was called to go with Naomi to support her in Bethlehem.

When you embark on a new season, people, yourself included, will present you with many reasons to turn back. You will be tempted to stay in the familiar and comfortable place, even when it hinders you from fulfilling your purpose. Knowing your reasons for moving forward will help you stay the course when you want to turn back.

Food for thought: Who is depending on you to move forward? Whose destiny and purpose are connected to yours? Who will be affected if you choose to stay in an expired season?

Prayer: ```Lord help me to approach my future looking beyond the past and present challenges and believing your promises over me in Jesus name.```

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