“But Ruth said, ‘Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go, I will go, and where you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.'” – Ruth 1:16
Ruth, the main character of the book of Ruth, demonstrates extreme devotion and trustworthiness to her mother-in-law Naomi despite adversity.
Her husband and sons had died, leaving her with no one to rely on for financial support. In response to this situation, Naomi asked her daughters-in-law to go back home with their families; however, Ruth refused and said, “Where you go,; I will go, where you stay I will stay. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God” (Ruth 1:16).
This incredible display of fidelity pushed Ruth into leaving behind everything she was used to in order to just help take care of Naomi again in Bethlehem. Over there, she worked day after day harvesting from others’ fields in order to financially support them both.
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