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Join with me for the next few 
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As I leave with you a message at
the lord has laid in my heart. 

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My thumbnail this afternoon is 
taken from The Book of Ruth, 

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Ruth chapter 1, verses, 16 and 
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Now course, ruthless one of 
those lovely characters in the 

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Old Testament scriptures. 
Listen to what she said. 

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And Ruth said in threatt me not 
to leave thee, or to return from

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following after thee, for 
whether thou goest I will go and

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where the largest I will Lodge. 
Thy people shall be my people 

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and thy God, my God, where they 
die as well. 

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I die and there will I be buried
the Lord do so to me and more 

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also, if aught, but death part 
the knee Ruth lived, in the land

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of Moab. 
Just no one is Ruth the moabite 

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ass and in her day and 
generation. 

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The land of Israel was ruled by 
the judges. 

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Now, the times of the judges 
were characterised by a very 

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strange cycle. 
The people entered into 

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Rebellion against God. 
God and disobeyed his 

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Commandments and that led to 
their retribution and led to 

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their ruin. 
And in the days of their ruin, 

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the spirit of God moved among 
them and they were given that 

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spurred of genuine and true 
repentance where they Cried unto

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God Express their sorrow for 
sin. 

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And then in those days, God 
raised up a savior and a 

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deliverer and the land, of 
course, enjoy dressed and, and 

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had plenty and prosperity. 
And then of course, The cycle 

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was completed. 
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These were the times in which 
Ruth the more bait a scam on the

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scene. 
What had happened was that in a 

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town called Bethlehem Judah. 
There was a family there, a man,

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by the name of elimelech and 
Naomi and two sons Mal Doran and

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Kelly on and during a farm on. 
And we don't know why the famine

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Brigade and the House of Bread, 
but they left the land of Israel

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and went to live in the land of 
Moab and whenever they were in 

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the land of War born in, 
Intending to stay a little while

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in the purposes of God. 
Sadly eliminate died. 

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And then, of course, my loyal 
and Kelly on heard married, to 

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more bite, is women one called 
Ruth and the other called orpah.

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Both of these sons died. 
So I want you to think of three 

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widows and then think of the 
impact that death hard and 

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bereavement and their family, 
think about their lifestyle has 

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widows and Naomi in the And year
periods using warp, heard that 

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the Lord had visited his people 
and giving them bread and she 

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decided to return to the land of
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And the three ladies said I hate
and Naomi said to the two 

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daughters-in-law to Gordon 
returned to their people, and to

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their gods and to leave her 
alone, for she had no more Sons 

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even to them so that they could 
marry. 

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Orpah, she went back and went 
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your God, but we read in the 
scriptures that more Ruth the 

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moabite ass at cleave to her 
mother-in-law. 

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And she said, and treat me not 
to leave thee, she expressed to 

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her. 
That thy people will be my 

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people die. 
God my God, and where they live 

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us, die will live, and where 
they die as will. 

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I die. 
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us that once Only realized that 
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Then she left off speaking to 
her under both headed in the 

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direction of Bethlehem Judah. 
And I want us just to think for 

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a few minutes. 
As we remember Ruth. 

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Remember her decision. 
It was Ruth decision. 

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Thy people shall be my people, 
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and Ruth. 
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become a True Believer in the 
living and the true God. 

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And that she had entered into 
your personal relationship with 

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him by faith and she had made 
this decision or on the very 

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border of the land of Moab. 
Even as orpah was leaving the 

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side of her mother-in-law. 
She had decided that she was 

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going to go and live in the land
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Think not only of her decision, 
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Bible tells us that they cleave 
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She, she played it with her and 
treatment, not the The devotion 

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of course, was displayed, and 
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And this devotion was toward her
mother-in-law and to her 

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mother-in-law's people and to 
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I've, of course, was thinking of
those words in the New 

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Testament. 
First Corinthians, 16 and 22. 

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If any man love, not the Lord, 
Jesus Christ, let him be 

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anathema, think of that word, 
enough of that means let him go 

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to the lowest hell and you see 
there's many who make a decision

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for Christ, but that decision of
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the principle of a moment. 
It's meant to be the principal 

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of a whole life and the just 
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faith in God is Manifest itself 
in love to the Lord and it's 

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very, very important that we 
grasp that reality at this time.

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Notice that Paul said, If any 
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Christ, the word Lord refers to 
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Jesus refers to Humanity, Christ
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ministry, you have to believe in
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Jesus Christ. 
The whole Christ. 

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As revealed in the Bible of 
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that takes in his virgin birth a
sinless life. 

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His atoning death as bodily. 
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Glory has life of intercession 
is our greed, glorious high 

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priest. 
You can't divide Christ and you 

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can't say that. 
You love God and don't display 

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any Devotion to God's son. 
The Lord Jesus. 

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Christ, but not only think of 
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but think of her Steely 
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She had made up her mind. 
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her to turn back to her Godless 
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She wasn't going to turn away 
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pagan lifestyle. 
She was very determined in her 

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heart and mind that she was 
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mother-in-law Naomi. 
He even though Naomi had lost 

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much her husband her. 
Shamans probably lost her joy, 

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and her smile, because of Life 
circumstances, and life's 

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journey. 
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was a widow and a nothing to 
offer Ruth atholl. 

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There was no more sons that she 
could bear that, that Ruth could

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whip for Amari in the process of
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But of course, at transpired was
that Ruth had made up her mind 

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that she was going to go into 
the land of Israel that she was 

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going to go and live in 
Bethlehem Judah with her 

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mother-in-law. 
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double-crossing. 
Chorus, I have decided to follow

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Jesus. 
No turning back. 

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No. 
Turning back the cross before 

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me. 
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No turning back. 
No turning back and then think 

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lastly of roofs Delight Earth, 
of course whenever she come back

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into Bethlehem. 
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Naomi a strange thing happened. 
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Gordon Providence was leading. 
See, Ruth came to find food. 

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She came to find Greer, she came
to Grass, and that's exactly 

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what you find. 
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Gleaning Barling for it was the 
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returned at a man called boas. 
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wealthy farmer, but it also 
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Kinsman relative to ulema lack 
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And it was soon that Ruth was 
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In the end. 
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And God bless their Union with a
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And that little boy was called. 
Oh bad. 

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Did you know who became his 
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And, of course, oh, bad was the 
father of Jesse, and Jesse 

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remember, was the father of King
David so you can see how God 

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works, and it's interesting that
Ruth. 

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The moabite ass is now part of 
the genealogy of Christ, hears, 

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God working, and wonders dries. 
Providing not only materially 

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For two windows at this time, 
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spiritually, providing grease 
from pervading rest, and they 

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would urge you today to remember
Ruth, remember her decision and 

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the decision was genuine because
it was manifest and her 

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devotion. 
Her loaf was saying, and coupled

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with that, love was a Steely. 
Determination to follow on and 

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follow through, despite 
hardship, and yet in the end 

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God, of course and wonderly 
provided provided food. 

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Food and rest and greatest even 
for them and their time of need.

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I trust the day that you'll 
remember, Ruth and rejoice that 

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she is indeed. 
One of the loveliest characters 

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written into the scriptures 
concerning the woman of God. 

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Thank you for listening.