It Will Be Worth The Wait

“Then Naomi said, ‘wait, my daughter, until you find out what happens. For the man will not rest until the matter is settled today’”
Ruth 3:18

Life at times seems to be more difficult than is should be and waiting for things to get better can be hard – but the wait will be worth it. Naomi and Ruth had been through a lot together – they had lost their husbands, made a long road trip on foot, and now through Ruth they had made it known that they would very much like Boaz to redeem them… but they needed to wait just a little longer.

I know a number of you have been traveling a difficult road over these last days, months maybe longer and you are waiting for the change that is coming that will smooth the road and make traveling through life easier – at least for a while. I don’t know when that change will come but I know it will be worth the wait. God is working on His plan for you even if you cannot tell He is working. Hang on – you need to wait a little longer.

But what should we do while we wait? We should pray, praise and present ourselves available to serve others in some way. We should ask for eyes to see those around us who are traveling the or perhaps a more difficult road and then we should travel together for a while. It will make the waiting easier.

At the end of the story of Ruth, Boaz does indeed redeem her and Naomi and blesses Ruth with a son… a son who will grow up to have a son, whose family line will bring to the Hebrew people David and the world Jesus. None of us want to have difficult times, but if we wait – if we wait on the Lord…it will be worth the wait.

A prayer
Father – Thank you for redeeming us day by day. Help us to wait as You work on our behalf to bring us to the new place you have for us. We know it will be worth the wait, in the mean time draw us near to You through prayer and praise and help us to see those around us who are traveling the same road of waiting. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.