One of Africa's greatest football players is Ghanaian Abedi Ayew, famously known as Abedi Pele. He remains the most decorated African football player. Among other accolades he won the French league with Lille and Olympique Marseille, and played in two UEFA Champions League finals. He was crowned African Footballer of the year 1991, 1992, and 1993 yet like his compatriot George Weah from Liberia, failed to take his country to the world cup finals.
Then came the year 2010 when the world cup was hosted by South Africa and Abedi was on the stands. This time watching his two sons Ibrahim and Andre’ play for Ghana up to the quarter finals stage. He must have felt very proud and happy that his sons had accomplished what he could not. The two had just won the Under 20 World Cup a few months earlier in Egypt.
The same experience is what Naomi felt when he held Ruth’s son with Boaz in her arms. She had named herself ‘marah’ (bitterness) upon returning from Moab, as her name Naomi (pleasant) did not represent her stat then. The women told her that Ruth had done to her what seven sons could not do. Ruth may have been happy as a mother, but she may not have known just how much her son meant to her mother in law.
We have desires and ambitions in life, realistically we will not be able to achieve all of them. We may end up dejected and demoralized and even question God. Yet, in the fullness of time, our prayers will be answered in a different and more fulfilling way than we thought. Obed was David’s grandfather, a man who God loved and blessed his lineage simply because of his love for God. Be still and know that He is God.
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