“They (Naomi and Ruth) arrived in Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest.”
Ruth 1: 22
The Message
EXPLORATION:
“How To Deal With Bitterness” – Part VI
“A Heavenly Cure – The Hands”
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“Always keep your eyes open for the little task, because it is the little task that is important to Jesus Christ. The future of the kingdom of God does not depend on the enthusiasm of this or that powerful person; those great ones are necessary too, but it is equally necessary to have a great number of little people who will do a little thing in the service of Christ.”
Albert Schweitzer
In what way do I believe God has called me to use my hands to serve others?
How do I believe serving others helps to heal the bitterness I may carry in my own life?
"If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain."
Emily Dickinson
INSPIRATION:
“We are all pencils in the hand of a writing God, who is sending love letters to the world.”
Mother Teresa
Naomi came back to Bethlehem, empty and bitter. But thankfully, God didn’t want her to stay that way. In fact, I’ll go a step further, God did not intend to let Naomi stay that way. He wouldn’t let His “delightful” daughter linger in the land of despair.
And so, when Naomi arrived back in the “house of bread,” Bethlehem, God started at the beginning with Naomi’s heart. This is the place where His healing began. Then God fed Naomi from heaven’s banquet table and replaced the bitter words on her lips with words of pleasantness. Words that reflected the new-found gratitude and praise that filled her heart.
However, something exciting happens in all our lives when God’s healing warms our hearts and His praise is on our lips. There’s one more essential ingredient in God’s formula for removing the bitterness that invades us. God counteracts the acidic effect of bitterness by filling our hands with something to do for Him.
