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Title:The power of commitment to a God given vision.
"And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee:
for whither thou goest, I will go;
and where thou lodgest, I will lodge:
thy people shall be my people,
and thy God my God:
Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried:
the Lord do so to me, and more also,
if ought but death part thee and me.”Ruth 1:16-17 KJV.
The story of Ruth teaches us about the power of holding on to a God given vision,
the power of commitment and the power of unwavering trust.
Ruth had received a revelation that the God of Naomi was the true God.
She did not want to go back to worship the idols of Moab.
She also believed in the people of Naomi and made a commitment to identify with them.
Her personal circumstances at the time were irrelevant to her.
Naomi persuaded her to go but she clave unto her.
Contrast this with the attitude of Orpah, her sister-in-law, she wept,
saw the hopelessness of the situation and left, and we never hear about her again.
Ruth believed in the God with whom all things are possible:
“For with God nothing shall be impossible.”Luke 1:37 KJV.
Genesis 18:14 says "Is any thing too hard for the Lord?
At the time appointed I will return unto thee,
according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.” KJV
She also believed in the faithfulness of God:
“Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.” 1Thessalonians 5:24 KJV.
His word also says He will not leave us until he has done everything He has promised us. (Genesis 28:15).
His word further says not one word has failed of all His good promises. (1 Kings 8:56).
The end result, Ruth against odds got married, to Boaz,
bore a son, Obed, father of Jesse, who bore king David, who is in the genealogy of Jesus Christ.
In short God honored Ruth's commitment,
and unwavering trust by making her a great grandmother of Jesus Christ, even though she was a Moabite.
“And Salmon begat Booz of Rahab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth;
and Obed begat Jesse; And Jesse begat David the king;
and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;”Matthew 1:5-6 KJV.
This here is part of the genealogy of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Not only that Ruth has a book in God's word named after her but also
today's marriage vows the world over -
are taken from the example of Ruth's commitment, vision and trust.
You need commitment to God,
commitment to the men/women used by God to bring you the word of God.
You need to trust God wholeheartedly without just looking at short term gains
but having a vision of greater things to come from obeying His word to you.
Commit yourself to your spouse and children.
When you are ready-
Prayer of commitment:
Heavenly Father I thank you for Jesus Christ, who having loved us, loved us to the end.
Today I acknowledge the risen Jesus Christ as Lord of my life.
I set myself apart and consecrate myself for you.
I reject, denounce and renounce every working, every influence and every deception
of the enemy satan and his demons in the name of Jesus Christ.
I ask you Father in the name of Jesus Christ to fill and empower me with your Holy Spirit
right now.
I receive, accept and embrace the abundant outpouring of your Spirit upon my life in the name of Jesus Christ.
Heavenly Father I thank you for the life of Ruth,
and her example of how to live a life of vision, commitment and trust.
I put my trust in you with my whole heart. I refuse to just look at short term gains,
open my eyes so that I may see your plans for my life.
Thank you for the men and women you have sent to me with your word.
I commit myself to them.
Thank you for my husband/wife
knowing that you have ordained purposes for us to accomplish together.
I commit myself to my children to be there for them
and to raise them up in a God fearing way. In the name of Jesus Christ I pray. Amen.
Additional resources:
Https://planetministries.org.uk/message/needs/understandingsonship
Https://planetministries.org.uk/message/promises/characterstatureandachievement
Https://planetministries.org.uk/message/needs/righteousness.
Https://planetministries.org.uk/message/needs/understandingredemption
Https://planetministries.org.uk/message/turningyoursituationaround
Year in Focus
2026 The Year of Almighty God's Special Treasure
2026 is the year of Almighty God’s special treasure.
In this year, Almighty God wants you to engage with Him as a person after His own heart who desires to accomplish His purpose, plan and will.
A person who seeks the burden of Almighty God as you pray and intercede, as you witness the love of Jesus Christ through your various platforms
and as you exercise faithful stewardship of your time, of the mysteries of God entrusted to you and of substance.
His word tells us in Psalms 89:19-23:
'Then You spoke in a vision to Your holy one, and said: “I have given help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people.
20 I have found My servant, David; With My holy oil I have anointed him,
21 With whom My hand shall be established; also, My arm shall strengthen him.
22 The enemy shall not outwit him, Nor the son of wickedness afflict him (NKJV).
23 I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague those who hate him.'
In 2026 there is help ordained for you from Almighty God. You have been waiting upon God with your heart focused on Him, on establishing His hand on Planet Earth.
Receive the help of God. Let the anointing of the Holy Spirit flow upon your life as you meditate on His word.
What you need to know:
Our Almighty God is a faithful God, that means He is trustworthy, He is dependable and follows things through.
His word tells us:
'He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.' I Thessalonians 5:24.
'Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you.' Genesis 28:15 (NKJV).
'Blessed be the Lord, who has given rest to His people Israel, according to all that He promised. There has not failed one word of all His good promise, which He promised through His servant Moses. ' 1 Kings 8:56 (NKJV).
Remember:
'God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?
20 Behold, I have received a command to bless; He has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.' Numbers 23:19-20 (NKJV).
(see also Isaiah 46:9-11, Isaiah 14:24-27)
What you need to understand and have a revelation of:
There is in the calendar of God something called the fullness of time.
His word tells us:
'Then the Lord answered me and said: “Write the vision and make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it.
3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time; but at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.'
Habakkuk 2:2-3 (NKJV).
Remember also:
'Now the sojourn of the children of Israel who lived in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years.
41And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years—on that very same day—it came to pass that all the armies of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt. 'Exodus 12:40-41 (NKJV).
In fact, it was precise to the second- at midnight, at the stroke of midnight first-borns were struck and Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron and said -Go and serve your God.
We read in Galatians 4:4-5:
'But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
5 to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.' (NKJV).
In your life and in the Ministry, you need to wait upon Him, but while you wait be busy doing what needs to be done today.
What you need to do-
a) Keep your eyes on the word of God.
His word tells us:
'Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.' Colossians 3:16 (NKJV).
'Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed.
And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.' John 8:31-32 (NKJV).
b) Be conscious of the presence of the Holy Spirit in your life.
We read in John 14:15-17 (AMPC):
' If you [really] love Me, you will keep (obey) My commands.
16 And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, and Standby), that He may remain with you forever–
17 The Spirit of Truth, Whom the world cannot receive (welcome, take to its heart), because it does not see Him or know and recognize Him. But you know and recognize Him, for He lives with you [constantly] and will be in you.'
c) Be in prayer.
His word teaches us:
'Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints—
19 and for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel, ' Ephesians 6:18-19 (NKJV).
d) Remember your personal prayer agenda with God.
His word teaches us:
'Then the Lord said, “Hear what the unjust judge said. And shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them?
I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?”' Luke 18:6-8 (NKJV).
Psalms 91:15 tells us:
'He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him.' (NKJV).
Almighty God has promised to answer you as you ask in the name of Jesus Christ.
We love you as we invite you to be counted as Almighty God's special treasure in 2026 and beyond.
As you run with the vision, we are praying for you and wish you a 2026 filled with the victory that comes from God.
Much grace and peace be multiplied to you.
In the service of Jesus Christ
Apostle Dr Max and Joyce Matonhodze.
Planetministries.org.uk