Loyalty and Submission
The Book of Ruth
The Threshing Floor of Love
The threshing floor in the bible is symbolic for
purification, a time of preparation to meet our God. {I researched it} When I began my
threshing floor experience, I felt as if I have been through so much that I couldn't go on. I was at a point where I
got on my knees crying out to God to rescue me.
I wanted this time of trial in my life to just end. It got at a
crossroads with God and it was either go on with Him or go back into the world. So, on May 1, 2012, I woke up again
feeling this dreadful feeling of depression and I took my bible from my
night-stand and crying I lifted it up and pleaded for God to have clemency over
my life. When I opened my bible, there in front of me was the Book of Ruth. I said to myself “The book of Ruth?” “What can this book say to me?” (Mind you, I
said it with an attitude) Previously, I had read the book of Ruth and it didn't inspire me in any way, but I decided to read it. As I raised my hands to God, I
prayed for understanding; to open my heart to receive His Living Word, but
little did I know that this amazing book of only four chapters was going to
transform me from the depths of my despair to the heights of hope. To make this
long story short but to the point, there are times when God must show us and reveal
the things to us that are “weeds “in our life so that we can separate them from
the seeds. God revealed to me things I needed
to remove and replace in my life. The chapters that ministered to me the most were
chapter 1 vs 16-18: “Loyalty and Faithfulness” chapter 2 vs 8-9: Obedience – chapter 3: Purification
and Submission.
To me, Boaz represented Christ and Ruth represented The
Bride of Christ – that is how I applied it to my life. God wanted me to take a
good look at my life; he wanted me to surrender those things that I was having
a hard time giving up. He wanted to
thresh out the strongholds that Satan had over my life. I understood and as I willingly submitted at the feet of Christ, he said: And now, my daughter, don't be afraid, I will do for you all you ask (Ruth 3:11} and I positioned myself to be purified and
transform into a Woman of Loyalty and Submission. The threshing floor experience
is not pleasant but looking back on it, it is the one time in my life that I
realized that God was all I needed. I am
at ease and content with the intimate relationship I have found between God and
me. In that intimacy with the Lord a
quiet trust grew. I know that through
whatever storms my life might bring I trust in his promise in 2 Corinthians 12:9
he says, “My
grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." (So),
Therefore I
will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may
rest on me. I have a safe harbor to rest in with the Lord. And in
Ruth 4:15 he said: I will renew your
life and sustain you in your old age.
Ruth was an extraordinary woman of God, even though she didn't start out that way. She was a sinner just like you and me, yet God used her in a profound way – just as He uses us today. This story reminds me that God can powerfully use each of us in spite of our past, our background or our behavior. God is searching for men and women who will turn away from sin, come into a relationship with Him through Christ and so that He may work through us to accomplish His ultimate will.
In Conclusion: If you are going through the threshing
process today you are blessed. You see, Our
Father loves you so much that He wants to spend quality time with you. Like 1 Peter 5:6 tells us: Humble
yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due
time. He wants to use this
time to separate the weeds from the seeds in your life because He has something
for you to do. He sees that you are worthy of taking time with because He knows
what He has planned for the end product of your life. After going through this
process we pass through to another level with the Lord. You are being prepared
to enter the Holy Of Holies and God is going to meet you there and you will
walk in supernatural intimacy with God that you have only dreamed of and being
prepared for His purposes we can minister to others who find themselves on the
threshing floor. To God Be The Glory!!
Written by Maribel Castillo
Written by Maribel Castillo
3/21/2013
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