Lay It on Me

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godly correction. Perhaps you will have to spend a night on the threshing floor. You may have to wrestle with an angel all night, as Jacob had to, or intercede all night in a garden, as Christ did! A PPOINTMENT W ITH D ESTINY Naomi understood what Ruth had to do and gave the young woman some life-changing instruction. Ruth's appointment with destiny had arrived. It was her time to get on the threshing floor. Therefore wash yourself and anoint yourself, put on your best garment and go down to the threshing floor; but do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking (Ruth 3:3). Naomi understood men. To get a man's attention, don't distract him when his attention is focused on something else. There is a time to talk details and get down to business. Let the man finish his work for the day and eat a good meal. Men are more content after their bellies are full. Herod had a feast and was having such a good time he gave a woman the head of John the Baptist on a silver plate! When a man is content and happy, he will give a woman just about anything she wants. The Bible says that a woman from Lebanon came to Jesus, requesting prayer for her daughter. Because of her Gentile nationality, Christ refused to hear her. She appealed to the disciples, and was rejected by them, as well. Jesus went so far