In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah, together with his wife and two sons, went to live for a while in the country of Moab. – Ruth 1:1
The book of Ruth starts off with a famine in the land. This causes a man named Elimilek (My God is King) and his family to relocate from Bethlehem (House of Bread) to the country of Moab (pagan land) where he thinks he’ll be more satisfied. However, things don’t work out like the family had hoped. Elimilek and his two sons die, widowing Naomi and her two new daughters-in-law.
In the same way, we sometimes come to a place of spiritual emptiness and hunger. This personal dissatisfaction can tempt us to leave the House of Bread - that place where we are looking to God and His Word for our ultimate satisfaction – and start looking to relocate to a pagan place we think we’ll be more satisfied. We stop reading the Bible, quit attending a home gathering, and gather with others for worship less and less frequently. We wander away from the Land of Promise to settle down in a pagan place of media, entertainment, and carnal distractions. But this only leads to greater emptiness.
Have you wandered away from the House of Bread? Is it time to return to the place you know God’s blessings can truly be found?
The book of Ruth starts off with a famine in the land. This causes a man named Elimilek (My God is King) and his family to relocate from Bethlehem (House of Bread) to the country of Moab (pagan land) where he thinks he’ll be more satisfied. However, things don’t work out like the family had hoped. Elimilek and his two sons die, widowing Naomi and her two new daughters-in-law.
In the same way, we sometimes come to a place of spiritual emptiness and hunger. This personal dissatisfaction can tempt us to leave the House of Bread - that place where we are looking to God and His Word for our ultimate satisfaction – and start looking to relocate to a pagan place we think we’ll be more satisfied. We stop reading the Bible, quit attending a home gathering, and gather with others for worship less and less frequently. We wander away from the Land of Promise to settle down in a pagan place of media, entertainment, and carnal distractions. But this only leads to greater emptiness.
Have you wandered away from the House of Bread? Is it time to return to the place you know God’s blessings can truly be found?
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