“The Best is Yet to Come”

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I pondered on the thought that many of us today may have the same concerns and fears as Ruth because circumstances in our own lives, or in the world, have changed and we aren't certain about the future. In the natural things look bleak and there's not much reason to hope. We are in a place of mourning the loss of our past and have minimal resources for the present. Not just financial, but maybe the resources of joy, faith, love, hope, friendship, or health. Ruth is mourning the past and heading into the future. So are we.

As you read on, you find God's intended outcome and destiny for Ruth. We see how divine intervention surrounded her and she was provided for, loved, cared for, protected, and redeemed by Boaz. Not only that, but the Savior of the world, Jesus, would eventually come through her lineage. I don't believe in the historical life of Ruth at the end of chapter 1 she could have dreamed or imagined the plans God had in store for her. They were mind boggling. Especially the Son of God coming through her, a gentile. Inconceivable! In this story of Ruth, we see a picture of God's love and ability to restore all things lost. For Ruth, the best was yet to come.

Maybe you feel hopeless or even lost today. God has not changed who He is or what He is able to do. "His plans for you are to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope." Jer. 29:11. "He is the One who is able to exceedingly, abundantly, above all that you ask or think..." Ephes. 3:20.

I know it looks bad right now. I know you don't know how you're going to make it. You may be in a puddle of fears and tears right now, but I have a word from heaven and God said to tell you, "Hold on, the best is yet to come!" He is your advocate, and He is moving on your behalf right now. Things are being put in place right now. Your future is secure, and His plans are coming to pass. "I know it seems dark right now, but I'm not finished with you or with the world. The best is yet to come."