Naomi goes beyond being a great mother; she was a great a mother-in-law. According to the popularity of mother-in-law jokes, how rare is that? Her story is told within the book of Ruth in the Old Testament, just four short chapters. But what a big story!<\/p>\n
Naomi means “my delight” but when the story opens she wasn’t living up to her name. Several severe tragedies brought her to a place where she said of herself; “Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara<\/b>(“bitter”) for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me”<\/b> (Ruth 1:20).<\/p>\n
Yes, her husband and sons were dead and she lived in an alien land without resources but her daughters-in-law clung to her when they were about to lose her. She graciously released them from any obligation to her as she prepared to journey back to Israel.<\/p>\n
One of them, Ruth, would have none of it. She said to Naomi; “Entreat me not to leave you, or to turn back from following after you”<\/b> (Ruth 1:16). So it was that the two women traveled back to Naomi’s country in hopes of a better life. God’s sovereign plan was at work to bless both of them. In the end of her life, Naomi lived up to what her name implied: delight.<\/p>\n
Did you know that Naomi was the great-great grandmother of King David who is the ancestor of Jesus Christ? If you are a mother-in-law, be one like Naomi. How do you know what God may have planned for your future generations?<\/p>\n
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