Who Rewards Loyalty

 April 20 &21
 April 20 – Daily Reading – Judges 21-Ruth 2 / Luke 15
 April 21 – NO Daily Reading

GOD SAID:

Ruth 2:12 The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.

GETTING INTO GOD’S WORD:

    The book of Ruth is a wonderful book with several applications to believer today. We see a picture of someone from a life of sin, such as the idol worshiping Moabites, not only welcomed into God’s family, but becoming a part of the lineage of Christ on earth. When we put our faith in Christ, we too are adopted into the family of God and become the bride of Christ. We see Naomi, Ruth’s mother-in-law, realizing the blessing of God for a child of God are never found out in the world, pictured by the Moabites. It’s when she comes home, God once again begins to bless her. While living in the world, she lost her husband, her sons, a daughter-in law, and her dignity. For the believer who wanders into the world, they too will find there are no blessing for them there. It’s only when returning home, God can once again begin to bless their life. We also see who rewards loyalty.

     Ruth is loyal to the end. She’s loyal to her marriage, even though she was free to marry again by the death of her husband, she decides to risk being single to be faithful to her mother-in-law. She’s loyal to Naomi. She loved and respected her, and her beliefs. She is loyal to Naomi’s God. She says in Ruth 1:16, thy God shall be my God. She’s loyal to the hard work of gleaning to provide for the two of them. In Ruth 2:12, Boaz says the rewards for your loyalty are found under the wings of your Lord. The Lord rewards loyalty even today..

GETTING GOD’S WORD INTO ME:

      The devil and the world try to tempt you to wander. They entice you with glitz and glamour. However for the child of God, they’ll always leave you empty. Psalm 118:8 says; “It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.”

To whom will you pledge loyalty to?

THE WEEK IN REVIEW:

    In each of the devotions over this past week we should ask the question “WHO IS LORD?” It would have settled the issues of:

● Who Will Lead
● Who Owns The Land
● Who Will Learn
● Who Is Leading And Lost
● Who Remembers Lot
● Who Rewards Loyalty

    It will also take care of the issues we face today if we will ask and answer correctly the question. “WHO IS LORD?”

SUNDAY’S:

        Today we suggest you read and study whatever the Lord has laid on your Pastors heart. Whatever scripture he uses for today’s messages were given to him by God for your specific needs

Jesus Christ must be the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

Colossians 1:17-18
And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

Jesus Christ must be LORD in our lives.

Living In His Word Ministries
        “Getting people into the Word of God…
                               … and the Word of God into people.”

Dr. Franklin J. Senters Th.D.
Founder and Executive Director
Hebrews 2:12