Ever feel like circumstances you face are irreversible? Think there’s no way the breakthrough you long for is going to happen? You realize your faith is falling far below what it takes for a miracle. It’s halftime and your team is down by double digits.
We all face seemingly irreversible circumstances at times. Take Naomi in the book of Ruth. If anyone had reason to be sucked into the quicksand of hopelessness, it was Naomi. Forced to leave her homeland with her husband and two sons, she faced the option of either staying in Israel and starving to death, or traveling to a foreign country. But her bad situation got worse.
After a number of years in Moab, her beloved husband died. And then, the unthinkable happened. Both sons followed their father in death, leaving Naomi alone with her two Moabite daughters-in-law. When she decided to return to Israel, her one daughter-in-law, Ruth, insisted on going with her.
So the two entered Israel poor, broken and helpless. Naomi’s heart was filled with so much bitterness, she directed people to call her Mara (meaning bitter). Naomi’s desolation appeared irreversible.
But nothing is irreversible when it comes to the God with whom all things are possible (Mark 10:27). Naomi’s kinsman, Boaz, married Ruth and Ruth gave birth to a son who became the forefather of King David, the ancestor of Jesus. Talk about a reversal!
So to you, concerned about the poor decisions your daughter is making — her situation is not irreversible. To you watching your son walk away from his faith — his situation is not irreversible. To you witnessing your friends throw away their marriage — their situation is not irreversible. And to any of you facing what appears irreparably hopeless — your situation is not irreversible.
Look to God. Watch him fill your emptiness. “Praise be to the Lord, who this day has not left you…” (Ruth 4:14).
We praise you Lord because you are the God of hope. Thank you that no matter what we face, our situation is not irreversible. You fill our emptiness with greater good than we can imagine. Thank you.
Throughout the Day: Make a list of situations you are facing that seem irreversible. Ask God specifically to turn them around and trust him to do it.
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