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As it turned out…
Look at the book of Ruth
In the wonderful love story
of Ruth and Naomi and Boaz there is a beautiful understatement. “As it
turned out…” Ruth found herself working in a field owned by Boaz. It
suggests a completely random set of events that led to her working in
this particular field. It implies that neither Ruth nor Boaz planned it
this way. But did it just “turn out”? Do things just happen? It was no
accident that Ruth worked in Boaz’s field. It turned out that way
because the Lord the God of Israel intended it to turn out that way.
Things turn out God’s way for the benefit of the people who love him and
whom he has called to fulfill his purposes. This little accident turned
out to be a great blessing to Ruth and Boaz (and Naomi) – and to us.
Stories like this are everywhere in the Bible, and outside it. These
kinds of stories happen all the time, because they are stories of how
God looks after his people, and how he carries out his purposes for
them.
You are probably the hero or victim in countless stories like this. “As
it turned out…” you found that God had had a hand in the things that
were happening to you. And it is still going on. We are servants of the
God who carries out all things according to the purpose of his own will.
Mostly we are not able to see the big picture. Often we don’t even see
any light. Circumstances seem beyond our ability. But our trust and
experience is that God sees. That he knows. That he is not the victim of
forces outside his control or beyond his power. That he is not a passive
God letting things run their course.
As things turn out they turn out to accomplish God’s good purposes. And
even though we cannot always understand how this can be, we know that he
is good. We know that in all things he works for good for those who love
him and are called according to his purpose.
Yours in Service,
Pastor Don Morgan
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