Ever had a friend who dumped you at the first sign of trouble? That's not loyalty. It's those tough times when you need a friend the most! When you're boyfriend breaks up with you. When you just aren't feeling lively or fun. A friend who bails on you in times like that is no true friend. In contrast, meet the poster girl for loyalty- Ruth. She gave up everything to support her grieving mother-in-law, Naomi, knowing that Naomi couldn't give her anything in return. If Naomi were your friend, would you have done the same?
Ruth 1:15-18 15 “Look,” said Naomi, “your sister-in-law is going back to her people and her gods. Go back with her.”
Ruth 1:15-18 15 “Look,” said Naomi, “your sister-in-law is going back to her people and her gods. Go back with her.”
16 But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. 17 Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord deal with me, be it ever so severely, if even death separates you and me.” 18 When Naomi realized that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped urging her.
