Buch Tipp / Book Tip - The Ruth Anointing

Destined to Be a Covenant Friend


Excerpted from The Ruth Anointing






By Michelle McClain-WaltersIt was not until I studied Ruth’s name that I saw how God purposed her life from the foundation of the earth. Ruth was destined to be a covenant friend. Her name means “friendship.” It probably comes from a root word meaning “friend,”“neighbor,” or “companion.”

Our destinies were established at the foundation of the earth as well. And though the names our parents gave us may not mean “friend,” we are still commanded by God to love others as He loves us. We express the heart of a covenant friend by being with others through adversity, by being loyal, and by always having their best interests at heart. People are not always easy to love, so we cannot think that love for others is mustered up within ourselves. It is the love of God “poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit” (Rom. 5:5, NKJV). The level of commitment and loyalty modern-day Ruths express in humble service to others is supernatural. Our commitment to see others restored to their purposes and destinies will cause us to walk right into our own. Love begets love. Favor begets favor.

Prayers for Covenant Relationships

Lord, I ask You to make me into a covenant friend. I believe that one can chase a thousand and two can put ten thousand to flight. In covenant friendships there is exponential power to accomplish more in the kingdom. Lord, bring women into my life with whom I can agree in faith. I believe that there is power in agreement. Agreement and unity attracts Your presence. I ask You to bring divine connections and friendships into my life. I believe two are better than one. I break the spirit off my life that causes me to try to do things on my own. Send loyal women into my life, women who will love me for who I am and not what I can give them. Lord, Your Word says there is no greater love than for a man to lay down his life for his friends. I ask that You would make me into a selfless friend. Teach me how to serve others and place others’ needs before my own.
Lord, release a new expression of teamwork among women. Let women understand that together we can accomplishment more for Your glory. I break the spirit of discord and confusion among women. We will rise up and declare those things we can do together. These are the days when every woman will find her rank and column in the army of the Lord—no pushing or competing, but supporting and encouraging our sisters in their destinies.

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"A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity."
—Proverbs 17:17

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Through this thought provoking reading plan, you will gain insight on how women of today can operate in an anointing just like Ruth's to help identify their gifts, power, strength and courage to see the plan God has for their lives and of those who they influence.




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