It would do every Christian a world of good to take a closer look at the life of Ruth the Moabitess. She married a Hebrew man, while that man and his family were living in her idol-worshipping nation, Moab. When the man and his father and his brother dies, Ruth goes back to the land of Israel with her mother-in-law Naomi, where she catches the eye of a wealthy bachelor named Boaz. The Jewish law of kinsman redemption states that the closest living relative of her husband receives all of his inheritance, but that, along with that inheritance comes Ruth, of whom that man would have to rear a child. The nearest living relative wants no part of this, so it just so happens that the next of kin after him is the wealthy Boaz. This is a Hollywood story waiting to happen!
When Ruth came into Bethlehem, she wanted to work to prove her worth to her mother-in-law, so she requests permission to go into the fields to glean ears of corn. The reapers harvested the crops, but the gleaners went in afterwards and took what was left over. This was God’s welfare system of sorts, and Ruth was ready to take whatever she could get. Her heart was one of such openness and faith, as she already had a comprehension as to how the God of Israel worked. Look at her statement regarding which field she would work in:
“Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace.” (Ruth 2:2)
Ruth the Moabitess was looking for grace, and it was grace that she found. When Boaz notices her in his fields, he orders his reapers to accidentally miss the bag that they are filling with harvest, from time to time. He wants handfuls of the crop to hit the ground so that Ruth will have more to harvest.
Your heavenly Father does not deal with you on the basis of your name or your background. You may have a past that is worse than the idol-worshipping Moabites, but when you go to Him, your heavenly Boaz, looking for His grace, He will always drop handfuls on purpose, so that you will have an abundance of His goodness.
Remember Rahab the harlot from Jericho? She became a key member of the genealogical family tree of Jesus. Her offspring is the handsome and wealthy Boaz, who will marry young Ruth. Ruth, though unworthy of such honor, will become the great-grandmother of a boy named David. You never know where God’s handfuls of purpose are going to lead you.
Go in the grace of God, knowing that everywhere you turn today; Jesus has dropped a handful of purpose for you!
When Ruth came into Bethlehem, she wanted to work to prove her worth to her mother-in-law, so she requests permission to go into the fields to glean ears of corn. The reapers harvested the crops, but the gleaners went in afterwards and took what was left over. This was God’s welfare system of sorts, and Ruth was ready to take whatever she could get. Her heart was one of such openness and faith, as she already had a comprehension as to how the God of Israel worked. Look at her statement regarding which field she would work in:
“Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace.” (Ruth 2:2)
Ruth the Moabitess was looking for grace, and it was grace that she found. When Boaz notices her in his fields, he orders his reapers to accidentally miss the bag that they are filling with harvest, from time to time. He wants handfuls of the crop to hit the ground so that Ruth will have more to harvest.
Your heavenly Father does not deal with you on the basis of your name or your background. You may have a past that is worse than the idol-worshipping Moabites, but when you go to Him, your heavenly Boaz, looking for His grace, He will always drop handfuls on purpose, so that you will have an abundance of His goodness.
Remember Rahab the harlot from Jericho? She became a key member of the genealogical family tree of Jesus. Her offspring is the handsome and wealthy Boaz, who will marry young Ruth. Ruth, though unworthy of such honor, will become the great-grandmother of a boy named David. You never know where God’s handfuls of purpose are going to lead you.
Go in the grace of God, knowing that everywhere you turn today; Jesus has dropped a handful of purpose for you!
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