Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Ruth 1:18-22
by: Aubrey Appel.
How many times do you walk through barley fields and hardly give them a thought? Naomi announced that she has returned afflicted, empty, and misfortuned, and that it is of the Lord. It is always easier to see our afflictions rather than our blessings. It is like wearing glasses covered in grape jelly (or strawberry, if you prefer). We say, "I can't see the ripe barley because my glasses are covered in jelly." Take your jelly-glasses off! See that in the midst of your grief the Lord has blessed you-has planted blessings all around you and they are ready to be enjoyed!