Keith Bates

Reflection on Ruth 3:1-5, 4:13-17

Tuesday, 3. November 2009, 04:14:38

Scripture

Boaz married Ruth and the Lord blessed her with a son.

Observation

This is a story of God's abundant grace to Ruth and Naomi. God provides for them:

a law of gleaning that protects and provides for the destitute and needy
a kinsman-redeemer who honours and loves Ruth and does whatever is needed to look after her.
a husband
a son and an inheritance

Ruth and Naomi left Moab with nothing, wholly dependent on God's grace. They became wealthy influential and ancestors to David and to Jesus,

Application

It's not always easy to see God's hand at work in our lives. When things are not going the way we expect, it is easy to question God's goodness. But it's precisely at that time that we need to hang on to God as never before

Although we have no way of seeing how things will turn out, God sees the end from the beginning and he promises to walk through it with us.

Prayer

Thank you lord for the witness of Ruth and Naomi concerning your provision. Help e to put my trust entirely in you. Amen.

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Comments

Lois # 3. November 2009, 13:08

That is something that has been very strong in my mind lately, "It's not always easy to see God's hand at work in our lives." My daughter has Chinese drywall in her home and has had to move into a rented house. It looks as if they will lose their home and I know this means so much to her. I woke up this morning thinking that there is some reason God has had them move out, it's hard to see, actually impossible to see at the moment, we just have to trust that in this as all things, God is looking after us.