Watchword
(Proverbs 1.1-19; Mark 1.29-39)Ruth 3
If Boaz is a picture of masculine nobility, Ruth is certainly the perfect, feminine counterpart. The young widow had considerable challenges to overcome given her upbringing in a different social and religious culture. Yet, she was determined to prevail in the Lord.
Ruth becomes an outstanding heroine by exhibiting the virtues of humility, trust, submissiveness, hard-work, chastity, tact, and faith. Some of these are hardly seen as desirables in today’s society, but Ruth trusted in doing things God’s way in God’s land, and He blessed her as a result.
Ruth also knew how to take risks. Marrying into the elect family was a risk. Leaving Moab was a risk. Staying with Naomi was a risk. Working in the fields was a risk. And visiting the threshing floor at night was a huge risk. But Ruth displays an indomitable trust in the Lord throughout these situations. Truly the wings of the Lord were Ruth’s refuge and she would continually take her comfort there.
Following after God is a risk of equal magnitude. Seeming uncertainty is all around. Whether it is the decision to go into full time ministry, to home school your children, or to refuse to work on the Sabbath; the practical results will be serious. It takes a great deal of faith and fortitude to live the committed Christian life, but as Ruth found, The Lord will certainly repay you for what you have done.
Bible Reading: Exodus 20:22-26
Our sacrificial worship of God is neither random nor self-determined. The Lord has regulated how we are to approach Him in worship. Ingenuity leads to idolatry.
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