Ruth 3
Devotional:
Now don’t worry about a thing, my daughter. I will do what is necessary, for everyone in town knows you are a virtuous woman. (Ruth 3:11)
Ruth was a risk-taker, determined to honor her mother-in-law. Naomi was a risk-taker, determined to secure a husband that Ruth needs to secure her future. Boaz is also a risk-taker, determined to fulfill his prayer of blessing over Ruth (3:10). He promises to serve as a family redeemer (or kinsman-redeemer) for Ruth, which would involve taking her as his wife. Such an act would be costly, both financially but also socially, and not all would be willing to take this step. Boaz’s care and compassion for Ruth both foreshadows that of Jesus for those overlooked and forgotten in his world and our world today and also invites us to show such love and help to those in our midst, even if that seems risky and costly.
Now don’t worry about a thing, my daughter. I will do what is necessary, for everyone in town knows you are a virtuous woman. (Ruth 3:11)
Ruth was a risk-taker, determined to honor her mother-in-law. Naomi was a risk-taker, determined to secure a husband that Ruth needs to secure her future. Boaz is also a risk-taker, determined to fulfill his prayer of blessing over Ruth (3:10). He promises to serve as a family redeemer (or kinsman-redeemer) for Ruth, which would involve taking her as his wife. Such an act would be costly, both financially but also socially, and not all would be willing to take this step. Boaz’s care and compassion for Ruth both foreshadows that of Jesus for those overlooked and forgotten in his world and our world today and also invites us to show such love and help to those in our midst, even if that seems risky and costly.
Pray it:
Father, thank you for your great love not just for Ruth in her time of need but also for me in my time of need. Help me to know how my redemption comes at a great cost – the loss of Jesus’s life – and to live a life of bold love for you and others in light of it. Amen.
Father, thank you for your great love not just for Ruth in her time of need but also for me in my time of need. Help me to know how my redemption comes at a great cost – the loss of Jesus’s life – and to live a life of bold love for you and others in light of it. Amen.
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