Proclamation:
“Then
Naomi said, ‘Wait, my daughter, until you find out what happens. For the man will not rest until the matter is
settled today.’” Ruth 3:18 (NIV)
Explanation:
These
words were written under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God by an unknown
human author, but a number of Bible scholars credit it to Samuel. Ruth, the daughter-in-law of Naomi,
demonstrated her love, commitment, and devotion to her mother-in-law and stayed
with her after their husbands had died.
The two women left Moab and journeyed to Bethlehem, (Ruth 1:19) the
place where Naomi was from and where her kinfolk still lived. Ruth went out into the fields to pick up
leftover grain behind the harvesters to provide for herself and Naomi. (Ruth
2:1-3) The field belonged to Boaz, who
was a distant relative of Naomi. When Boaz saw her, he asked the overseer of
his harvesters about her and he took an interest in her. (Ruth 2:5-16) Later that day Ruth told Naomi what had
happened and Naomi told her that Boaz was a relative of hers. (Ruth 2:19-23) It was Naomi who had discerned that Boaz had
an interest in Ruth and gave her advice.
Application:
Because
of her faithfulness to her mother-in-law, Ruth gained the respect of the people
in her mother-in-law’s homeland. (Ruth 2:11-12)
She did not go running after the young men in town and she demonstrated
that she was a woman of good character. (Ruth 3:10-11) Ruth honored her commitment, and she was
patient before she was blessed to get what she wanted. We should understand that The Lord God can
supply all of our needs (Philippians 4:19) and He may even bless with some of
the things that we want. However, we
must first learn to be content with that which we already have. (Philippians
4:12) We must also show that we love Him
by keeping His commandments and obeying His Holy Word. (John 14:15 and 14:23) We must learn to be patient and wait on The Lord.
(Psalm 27:14 and 37:34) If we believe in
Him and exhibit good Christian behavior, we will be rewarded. (Hebrews 11:6)
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