Watchword
( Job 42.1-17; Psalm 73; Mark 1.14-28)Ruth 2
Boaz: godly, hardworking, and decent. No fault can be found in this son of Israel. Certainly, God blesses the righteous and this is apparent in the life of Boaz.
He is prosperous and happy for a reason. We see Boaz working along with his employees and treating them fairly; and they respect him for it. He treats women with charity and dignity; and he finds an outstanding wife because of it. He is concerned that his business dealings are above reproach; and the community honors him as a result.
Thomas Jefferson once wrote: “For I agree with you that there is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents.” At this time Israel had no monarch, but they soon would, and the dynasty which lasts will come to power and remain in power by exhibiting those very character traits that Boaz inculcated in his descendants.
It is easy to see that much of the David’s virtue, as seen in the Psalms, and Solomon’s wisdom, of Proverbs, is a direct result of the influence of great-grandfather Boaz. We should aspire to as much. Live your life in such a way that your descendants, fourth and fifth generations which you may never meet, will have their life influenced in a very substantial way by your uprightness. Be a Boaz in your family and community, and only God knows how many generations will be blessed in turn.
Bible Reading:
Genesis 22: 1-14
Sacrifices are a way to prove our faith. “Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up his son Isaac on the alter?” (Jas. 2:22) Indeed he was, yet he stood justified long before (Gen. 15:6, Rom. 4:3). The time of sacrifice is a time of self-examination. Our works, rather than our words, are far better indicators of our belief.
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