“So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of the barley harvest†(Ruth 1:22).
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Naomi may have come back to her homeland, sadder but wiser, but the main thing is she returned. She would no longer be a stranger in a foreign land. The people knew and accepted her, in spite of a ten year absence. She was back where she belonged and it felt so right. Naomi had been restored. Now it was time for healing. What better place for that to happen than back “homeâ€!
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It wasn’t going to be easy for Naomi and Ruth since they had no food or money. It was high time to stop crying and do something about their plight. Sitting down and quitting was not an option. It was no accident they just happened to return to Bethlehem in the beginning of the “barley harvest.â€
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Dear friend, if you are going through a “famine†in your life and you feel no one really cares, God cares! Feed upon His Word and spend time with Him in prayer. He will provide for your every need according to Philippians 4:19.
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Sue Winchester
Missouri
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