Do not Try to Leave the Protection of God

Spread the love

Ruth 1:3-4 Then Elimelech, Naomi’s husband, died; and she was left with her two sons. And they took for themselves Moabite women as wives; the name of the one was Orpah and the name of the other Ruth. And they lived there about ten years.

Ten years! Elimelech probably thought he would go for a little sojourn to enjoy Moab for a season yet, he never came out! He died in the world. What’s more, it took his wife Naomi ten years to realize also that Moab promised much but delivered nothing. The same thing will happen to those who leave the Lord today just to go back to the world. The world will give you fortune, riches, fame and power. But nothing can give you peace, hope and security that you will not lose your life because you are in the protection of the Lord.

Too bad, Elimelech did not learn this early on. The prodigal son had to learn this the hard way, and once the money ran out he soon found himself lunching with pigs! Moab only produces death and its no coincidence that we read that Mahlon (sickly) and Chilion (pining) also meet their end there. Oh, I hope we can learn from this family.