Tag: ruth

Evidence Of Blessing

Ruth 2
19 …Blessed be the man who noticed you…

  • There was clear evidence of blessing in Ruth. She came back abundantly blessed. Her shawl full and running over! She had provision of food for Naomi and a wonderful amount of grain. This was so much more than she could have produced on her own.
  • It is so lovely that Naomi recognised the favour bestowed on Ruth. Shouldn’t it be so clear in our lives? Does the world see our abundance of grain; our hearts full and running over with the joy, peace and satisfaction of The Lord? Do family, friends and close ones see that we’ve been with Jesus? Can they smell the sweet fragrance of The Lord and see a life overflowing with the fruit of The Spirit?
  • We have been given so much! We have access to all that Jesus Christ is and we can appropriate all that He has gained for us in The Father. By faith may we take full advantage of all that has been won for us in Jesus Christ and may the world see how abundantly blessed we are to be the children of The Loving Heavenly Father, joint heirs with Christ, accepted in The Beloved. Hallelujah!

2 Peter 1
3 For His divine power has bestowed on us [absolutely] everything necessary for [a dynamic spiritual] life and godliness, through true and personal knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.

You Sit Still. He Will Not Rest

Ruth 3
18 Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until you learn how the matter turns out; for the man will not rest until he finishes the matter today.

“Sit still, my daughter, until you learn how the matter turns out”

  • Boaz also told her not to fear/fret (v11-13). Like Ruth we are told to have faith and trust in our Redeemers work. We also are often reminded to sit still and watch to see how The Lord will bring things about.
  • The waiting time can often seem so hard for the flesh. We can be so impatient! We have such a selfish, sensual need for control and gratification that we lose sight of the incredible, miraculous and free provision that is being given to us. We lose sight of the “rewarder of the reward” (Hebrews 11:26)
  • Psalm 46:10 Let be and be still, and know (recognise and understand) that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations! I will be exalted in the earth!
  • Isaiah 40:31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
  • When we have cried out to The Lord and brought our petition before Him then we ought to have the faith to believe that He “will do for you all you require”. This is faith!! This is dependence. This is to rest in Him and to cast yourself upon His goodness and His provision. Ruth could go about her day with joy and contentment knowing that all was being done on her behalf. She could rest and sit still, without fear or worry because her redeemer was doing all that was required.

“for the man will not rest until he finishes the matter today.”

  • We underestimate how carefully and diligently the man (Jesus) will work to accomplish not our desire but His! This is such a precious truth that we often take for granted or under appreciate! Boaz was not working in a sensual sense merely to satisfy Ruth. Boaz was eager to fulfil his own, selfless desire to provide and to care of both Ruth, Naomi and the household of Elimelech!
  • Psalm 121:4 Behold, He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
  • Hebrews 7:25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever lives to make intercession for them.
  • Our Lord, Saviour, Redeemer, Father and Shepherd will not rest until He has accomplished all that will glorify Him in our lives! He will not rest until we are at rest!
  • Let us not lose sight of our Saviour’s desire for us. How He longs for us, how His whole heart is longing to intimately commune with us. May we rest in great peace and joy knowing all that our Lord is doing on our behalf and all that He desires for us. He has plans to prosper us and do us good and He will be faithful to complete all those plans and to bring us to a beautiful and expected end!