But Ruth said,
“Entreat me not to leave you or to return from following you;
for where you go I will go,
and where you lodge I will lodge;
your people shall be my people, and your God my God;
where you die I will die, and there will I be buried.
May the Lord do so to me and more also
if even death parts me from you.”
---- mine,
Over and over, like Ruth, who pledged her life-long love, devotion, and loyalty to Naomi, so too,---- my own, have you through our own betrothal to Me, vowed to be wholly and eternally Mine. You have handed over yourself to Me completely and have granted Me total authority over you in every way. Over and over you say to Me, 'Here I am, Lord, I come to do your will. Do with me as you please.' I AM your Lord, your God, your Savior, your Master, your Teacher, your Brother, and the Bridegroom of your soul. I have wooed you, and you have allowed yourself to be wooed. I sought you for a long time, and for a long while you fled from Me and wandered in places that endangered your immortal soul. I did not give up. I pursued you relentlessly, and having found you lost, exhausted, wounded, heart sick, grief stricken, and exhausted from chasing after ephemeral things, I caught up with you. I spoke words of tender love to you. I washed you clean, I healed your soul, your body, and your spirit. I lifted you up, dressed your wounds, and carried you in my arms to rest in My Heart forever. Now you belong to Me in time and in eternity. Nothing pleases Me more than to hear you constantly renew your spousal vows to Me. In life, in death, and in eternity, you are Mine. Rejoice and be glad for the God of heaven and earth has made His home in you as you have made yours in Me. Remain in My love.
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