11:Tenacity that takes the Throne ( Ruth )

Ruth 1:1- 4-22
Ruth's oft-quoted poem found in these verses is one of commitment not mere emotion.
She is clearly reaching beyond friendship to faith.

1:16 "Entreat me not to leave you,
Or to turn back from following after you;
For wherever you go, I will go;
And wherever you lodge, I will lodge;
Your people shall be my people,
And your God, my God.
1:17 Where you die, I will die
And there will I be buried.
The Lord do so to me, and more also,
If anything but death parts you and me."

No where else in the Bible do we find a lovelier picture of a true and loyal friend.
Ruth's primary virtue is tenacity to purpose.
She was a woman who was steadfast.
Constant in her commitment to her mother-in-law, a commitment which is rooted in an understanding of the living God, of whom she has learned from Naomi.
(Ruth 1: 16,17)
Tireless as she gleans in the fields. (Ruth 2:7,17)
The result of this constancy is seen in her marriage to Boaz and the birth of Obed, who became the father of Jesse, whose son was David the King. (Ruth 4:17)

Moreover, since Jesus was born of the seed of David, we see how Ruth, the alien Moabitess
became part of the lineage of the Messiah. (Luke 3:31, 32)

Ruth's understanding the nature of God (Yahweh) is seen in the poem when she uses the words "the Lord do so".
Ruth's character of showing submission and obedience is needed by all who desire to realize the fullest benefits of Christ's redemptive work towards them.

May we reach beyond the things that may confuse our purpose.
That purpose being our place before God and all that our hands find to do.
(Ecclesiastes 9:10, Romans 12:11, Colossians 3:23).

God's blessings be upon our unity!

Psalm 133:1
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.