This week I am reflecting on the lessons for the week of camp. Today we will look at the third day’s focus, “Walking on the Way.”
On this day at camp we looked at relationships and how they help us experience God. We looked at the story of Ruth and Naomi. Naomi was an Israelite from Judah, but she and her husband had moved from Judah to Moab. She had two sons, who both married Moab women. But as the story progressed, both her husband and her two sons had died. She was alone with her two daughters-in-law, Ruth and Orpah.
Since there was no one to take care of them, and a famine was coming upon them, Naomi decides to return to her homeland. She encourages, almost tries to drive off, the two daughters, Orpha leaves and returns to her family, but Ruth will not leave. In fact, she delivers a message that most of us are familiar with: “I will go where you go, I will live where you live; your people will be my people, your God will be my God. I will die where you die and be buried beside you.” Wow! Do you get the feeling Ruth was committed to this relationship???
We talked about how God honored that relationship – if you look in the first chapter of Matthew, you will find her name again, listed in the genealogy of Jesus. Because of the strength of her relationship with her mother-in-law, God included her in the line of faithful people that brought His son into the world.
Relationships really are that important. How are your relationships? Scripture calls us to love others as we love ourselves. How do we do on that one? Are we giving in our relationships? Are we willing to give others the best of what we have? Ruth left everything to follow Naomi. What are you leaving to follow those important to you? What are you leaving to follow Christ?
Think about your relationships for a few minutes. Are they Godly relationships? Do they help to bring you (and keep you) in the will of God? Do they help you to grow as a person? Or are they a diversion from the growth that is expected? Bad relationship can do that.
On this day at camp we looked at relationships and how they help us experience God. We looked at the story of Ruth and Naomi. Naomi was an Israelite from Judah, but she and her husband had moved from Judah to Moab. She had two sons, who both married Moab women. But as the story progressed, both her husband and her two sons had died. She was alone with her two daughters-in-law, Ruth and Orpah.
Since there was no one to take care of them, and a famine was coming upon them, Naomi decides to return to her homeland. She encourages, almost tries to drive off, the two daughters, Orpha leaves and returns to her family, but Ruth will not leave. In fact, she delivers a message that most of us are familiar with: “I will go where you go, I will live where you live; your people will be my people, your God will be my God. I will die where you die and be buried beside you.” Wow! Do you get the feeling Ruth was committed to this relationship???
We talked about how God honored that relationship – if you look in the first chapter of Matthew, you will find her name again, listed in the genealogy of Jesus. Because of the strength of her relationship with her mother-in-law, God included her in the line of faithful people that brought His son into the world.
Relationships really are that important. How are your relationships? Scripture calls us to love others as we love ourselves. How do we do on that one? Are we giving in our relationships? Are we willing to give others the best of what we have? Ruth left everything to follow Naomi. What are you leaving to follow those important to you? What are you leaving to follow Christ?
Think about your relationships for a few minutes. Are they Godly relationships? Do they help to bring you (and keep you) in the will of God? Do they help you to grow as a person? Or are they a diversion from the growth that is expected? Bad relationship can do that.
Watch your relationships. Limit those diversions that help you avoid growth. Invest everything in those that help you grow.
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