In Ruth 1, we meet three men and three women, who suddenly separate, leaving all in apparently impossible situations. By the end of the first chapter, there is a ray of hope for the women but none for the men. Even so, one of the women remains convinced that God is against her, since her life has taken tragic turns. As we face suffering in our own lives, we also can conclude that God is against us, unless we consider what he did by sending his own Son.
Three incidents in the life of David illustrate the principle that believers should not pay evil for evil but overcome evil with good while...
God fulfills his plan against human opposition and even through human suffering.
No matter how bad things get, God is still working out his own holy will through seen and unseen agents.