Studying and teaching (in Spanish for our congregation) the book of Ruth showed me clearly how God’s Providence moves and weaves in our lives. I wrote a transcript of each sermon in form of a book in Spanish of them which includes a prayer as an application for my life after each chapter. I have translated the prayers in English. As you read each chapter in the book of Ruth, meditate on God’s Providence and then pray these prayers. If you are interested about this topic, I hear there is a new book from a popular pastor that deals with this topic in thorough way.
I Trust in Your Providence
Ruth 1
Lord, I acknowledge that you rule and direct everything and everyone
in a way that I cannot see or understand.
I know that you do it in my
life to show me your infallible love (hesed) and help me to fulfill your
will.
There are circumstances, difficult situations, tragedies and other
experiences that will come into my life that will make me doubt that
you are with me or that you have abandoned me.
Help me not to lose hope or to fill my heart with bitterness thinking that you are guilty
of what is happening to me.
Don’t let me believe that your powerful
hand has been raised against me.
Help me to refuse thinking that you
have condemned me as the judge and you have put me through
affliction.
Do not let me lose my hope in you my God Shadai
(Almighty).
I pray that at this moment you will help me to trust in your
infallible love (chesed) based on the new covenant that you have made
through the blood of my Lord Jesus Christ.
I trust your providence
without fear because I know that you are with me.
Thank you that my future is secure in you and that everything that
happens in my life will work for my eternal good. Amen.
Help me to be a generous Christian
Ruth 2
Lord, thank you for the kindness you have shown me in many tangible ways.
In your providence you allow me to have times of abundance to help others and times of need to receive help.
Help me to be attentive to the people that you put in my life that need help.
Nothing that happens in my life, nor any person in my life is a coincidence.
Everything is directed by your providence.
I recognize you as the source of blessing for all that I possess.
I am your steward of all that you have allowed me to have.
This is why I must be generous without seeking an interest for myself.
I want to express the kindness that I have received from you to other people that you put in my life being generous and hospitable.
Show me the opportunities to do this.
I pray that the people I help can see your kind hand through me.May they express appreciation to you, to be diligent in caring for what you have given them, and to learn to express your goodness to others in tangible ways. Amen.
Guide my plans
Ruth 3
Lord, may all my plans I have seek not my own interests but the interest of those that you have put in my life.
I know that some plans require risk and that I should not fear as long as I do it considering the values of your kingdom.
Help me also to act with moral and spiritual integrity.
May my integrity be demonstrated in my prudence and discretion at all decisions.
Help me to have moral integrity by not letting my sinful desires dominate me and lead me to make wrong decisions.
I want to be honest in all areas of my life, taking care that everything I do or say reflects your moral purity.
I want to be morally scrupulous and avoid being carried away by culture or my own bad desires.
I pray that you help me to live your Truth revealed in the Bible.
May I be rooted and grounded in it depending on it in all my decisions.
Help me to be patient and wait on you when I need guidance in my plans and decisions.
I acknowledge that you are working in my life behind the scenes and that you will fulfill your plan in my life.
You are sovereign over my life! Amen.
My Redeemer
Ruth 4
Lord, no matter what situation I am in, you are my redeemer, the one who rescues my life. Through your providence you will carry out your will in me.
I recognize that you are always working providentially in my situations even in those that are small in my life.
Help me to trust your direction and be guided by your Truth.
I know that your plans are not my plans and that there will be obstacles that will arise and can make me doubt your providence.
Give me faith to believe in you and to act trusting in your providence.
Let my trust in your providence be a witness to those who see my life, especially the community of faith in which you have placed me.
May they affirm what you have done in my life and give you praise.
I thank you for my Redeemer, my Lord Jesus Christ who gave everything to rescue me from eternal ruin.
Thank you that through him I now have a relationship with God the Father and an incorruptible inheritance reserved in heaven.While I am on this Earth allow me to share with others what you have done in me through Jesus Christ. Amen.
