Empty
Big Idea: When all we can see is what has been lost, we can trust that God is still at work.
"So a
from Bethlehem in Judah, together with his
and
, went to live for a while in the country of
." - Ruth 1:1
"The man’s name was
, his wife’s name was
..." - Ruth 1:2
"Naomi was left her and her ." - Ruth 1:5
Naomi starts
before she begins
.
Sometimes you just start
.
makes the choice. makes the choice.
"... the hand has turned me!” - Ruth 1:13
“…but to her.” - Ruth 1:14
"Where you I will , and where you I will . Your will be my and your my . Where you I will ..." - Ruth 1:16-17
= faithful, steadfast love
Ruth does not begin with
about the
. She begins with
in the
.
“Don't call me
,” she told them. “Call me
, because the Almighty has made my life very bitter.” - Ruth 1:20
Naomi means
. Mara means
.
"I went away
, but the Lord has brought me back
." - Ruth 1:21
is standing beside her.
"... the barley harvest was
.” - Ruth 1:22
Nothing has
, but something has
.
As
as this
may be, God is still
.
3 Takeaways
You don't have to
everything before you take the next
.
Faithful love chooses to
, even when it comes at a
.
We can
God is still at work, even when we cannot
it.