Wednesday in the Word: Ruth
Photo by More Good Foundation * Today my personal Bible reading was the book of Ruth. I love that book! Ruth, the person, is one of my favorite Bible characters , and the book itself is one of my favorite books. The reason I love it so much is because it not only illustrates Christ's willingness to redeem us, His Bride, but also because Ruth had so many character qualities for which we should strive as Christian women. For our devotional today, I want to share with you some of the many character qualities I find in Ruth. Just a reminder: you can mouse over the Scripture references and a box with the text of the verse will pop up, so you can read the verses right here and not have to go and look them up! Ruth was loyal. Ruth 1:14-16 Her mother-in-law, Naomi, tried to persuade Ruth to return to her own people and gods, but Ruth insisted on staying with Naomi. I like to think that Ruth had found a better life with Naomi's family than she had experienced as a girl gro