SATURDAY, 17 JANUARY
TEXT: RUTH 1:6–14
TOPIC: THE RELATIONSHIP OF IN-LAWS
RUTH 1:6–14 NIV
6: When Naomi heard in Moab that the Lord had come
to the aid of his people by providing food for them, she and her
daughters-in-law prepared to return home from there.
7: With her two daughters-in-law she left the place
where she had been living and set out on the road that would take them back to
the land of Judah.
8: Then Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go
back, each of you, to your mother’s home. May the Lord show you kindness, as
you have shown kindness to your dead husbands and to me.
9: May the Lord grant that each of you will find
rest in the home of another husband.” Then she kissed them goodbye and they
wept aloud
10: and said to her, “We will go back with you to
your people.”
11: But Naomi said, “Return home, my daughters. Why
would you come with me? Am I going to have any more sons, who could become your
husbands?
12: Return home, my daughters; I am too old to have
another husband. Even if I thought there was still hope for me—even if I had a
husband tonight and then gave birth to sons—
13: would you wait until they grew up? Would you
remain unmarried for them? No, my daughters. It is more bitter for me than for
you, because the Lord’s hand has turned against me!”
14: At this they wept aloud again. Then Orpah kissed
her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her.
THE RELATIONSHIP OF IN-LAWS
Strained in-law relationships are common, yet
Naomi’s bond with her Moabite daughters-in-law is commendable. Despite cultural
differences, their unity is strong.
Naomi’s prayer for her daughters-in-law exemplifies
love and harmony. In-laws can be your strongest allies.
QUESTION: How would you describe your relationship
with your in-laws?
PRAYER: Lord, show mercy in improving my in-law
relationships. Amen.
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