Incredible God – Ruth 4:14 – Hard Ground & Tender Mercy

 

This is Namma for Christ with the one hundred eighty-fourth inspirational message dated Tuesday, May 4th, 2021. The title of this message is “Incredible God – Ruth 4:14 – Hard Ground & Tender Mercy”.

The first two words of the title are also the name of the below inspirational song/video, “Incredible God” (with lyrics) as sung by James “JJ” Hairston & his Youthful Praise Choir.  The below passage of scripture (that accompanies this message) is from the Old Testament book of Ruth - the fourteenth verse of the fourth chapter:

Ruth 4:14

New International Version (NIV)

¹⁴ Praise be to the Lord.

 

 

For many years, I have enjoyed reading the daily inspirational messages as provided by Our Daily Bread Ministries in their publications of "OUR DAILY BREAD".  

I recently read the message for the day (for April 18th, 2021) and found it to be so inspiring, memorable and “thought-provoking”.  

 
 I wanted to share this message with you (see the below message). Our Daily Bread Ministries has the website of:  www.odb.org so that you can read and enjoy life-changing wisdom of daily inspirational messages based on scripture from the Bible. Please read and enjoy:

 

Hard Ground and Tender Mercy

 

 ¹⁴The women said to Naomi: “Praise be to the Lord, who this day has not left you without a guardian-redeemer. May he become famous throughout Israel!  Ruth 4:14

 

Today's Scripture & Insight:

Ruth 4:13-22

When James was just six years old, his older brother David died tragically in an ice-skating accident. It was the day before David’s fourteenth birthday. In the years that followed, James tried his best to console his mother, Margaret, who in her deep grief sometimes reminded herself that her elder son would never have to face the challenges of growing up. In James Barrie’s fertile imagination, decades later that same idea would burgeon into inspiration for a much-loved children’s story character who never aged: Peter Pan. Like a flower pushing its way through pavement, good emerged even from the hard ground of unthinkable heartache.

How comforting is the thought that God, in an infinitely more creative way, is able to bring good out of our most difficult circumstances. A beautiful illustration of this occurs in the Old Testament story of Ruth. Naomi lost her two sons, leaving her without means or support. Her widowed daughter-in-law Ruth chose to remain with Naomi to help provide for her and to serve her God (Ruth 1:16). In the end, God’s provision brought them unexpected joy. Ruth remarried and had a child, “and they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David” (4:17). He would also be listed among the ancestors of Jesus (Matthew 1:5).

God’s tender mercy reaches beyond our ability to fathom and meets us in surprising places. Keep looking! Perhaps you’ll see it today.

By: James Banks

 

Please enjoy the below inspirational song/video, “Incredible God” (with lyrics) as sung by James “JJ” Hairston & his Youthful Praise Choir - sung with power and anointing.

 

(I do not own the rights to this song).

 

(If you can't see the below video: Please scroll down to the end - Under the rectangular box labeled "Home" - please click "View web version". You will automatically be taken to the top of the message - please scroll down to the "end" of the message to view the video. Please press play to enjoy the song/video.)

 

BE BLESSED!