Scripture:

Ruth 1:16

16 But Ruth said:

“Entreat me not to leave you,
Or to turn back from following after you;
For wherever you go, I will go;
And wherever you lodge, I will lodge;
Your people shall be my people,
And your God, my God.

"Decision: The Beginning of Change"

We all must "decide" before anything changes; transformation begins the day I decide to change.   For Ruth, her whole life was turned upside down, but her decision to be devoted to Naomi and to follow the Lord no matter the cost ultimately redeemed her life.   Not only was her life redeemed, but she became part of one of the greatest lineages in all of history, Jesus'. 

Our decision to follow Jesus is one of the greatest decisions we will ever make; it will be the thing that makes us great, it will be the thing that leads us places we would have never gone, it will produce events in our lives that would have never happened, and it will bring us into the greatest lineage, Jesus'. 

The application is: Make Jesus Lord, follow Him wherever He takes you, let nothing separate you, not even death.  You and I can learn from Ruth's dedication, her commitment, and her decision to follow Naomi, and more importantly, the LORD.

Lord, I pray that we would all have Ruth's commitment to you and to the Kingdom of God, that our lives would be centered around yours, that our hearts would be committed, that we would always choose to follow you, go where you go, stay where you stay, in Jesus' name, Amen!