123 Ruth 2 Refuge of God
JMD Devotional 123 Ruth 2 Refuge of God
Vs 3 And [Ruth] went and gleaned in a field after the reapers; and she happened to stop at the part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech. And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem and said to the reapers, The Lord be with you! And they answered him, The Lord bless you! Then Boaz said to his servant who was set over the reapers, Whose maiden is this?
And the servant set over the reapers answered, She is the Moabitish girl who came back with Naomi from the country of Moab. And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves. So she came and has continued from early morning until now, except when she rested a little in the house. Then Boaz said to Ruth, Listen, my daughter, do not go to glean in another field or leave this one, but stay here close by my maidens. Watch which field they reap, and follow them. Have I not charged the young men not to molest you? And when you are thirsty, go to the vessels and drink what the young men have drawn. Then she fell on her face, bowing to the ground, and said to him, Why have I found favor in your eyes that you should notice me, when I am a foreigner? And Boaz said to her, I have been made fully aware of all you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband, and how you have left your father and mother and the land of your birth and have come to a people unknown to you before.
The Lord recompense you for what you have done, and a full reward be given you by the Lord, the God of Israel, under Whose wings you have come to take refuge! (Note that she had faith in coming away from that field with something; and she acted on that belief and her faith was amply rewarded.)
The Law of Moses established an agricultural welfare system; a field being harvested could not be gleaned or gone over twice by the owner; what was missed by the harvesters was to be left for the poor to gather for themselves. It had to be awkward for Ruth to be the outsider, the conspicuous foreigner, to go out and gather the scraps. Some people might rather go hungry than to humble themselves publicly. But Ruth is blessed and welcomed and given more than she could have hoped for; she is a picture of us, Gentiles, coming to the legacy of Israel for relief of our spiritual hunger, to receive a great and comprehensive salvation!
Psalm 17:6-9 (NIV) I call on you, O God, for you will answer me; give ear to me and hear my prayer. Show the wonder of your great love, you who save by your right hand those who take refuge in you from their foes. Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings from the wicked who assail me, from my mortal enemies who surround me.
John 6:37 (NIV) All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away.
Dear God,
It is awkward to come to You as a needy person, not having anything of worth with which to barter. There is a purpose to that barrier; it is like a split door with the top half closed. It keeps out the self-confident and self-sufficient person who thinks that they are walking upright; but it permits the lowly and humbled sinner to crawl through and enter your presence. Help us to recognize the magnitude of your grace and our spiritual poverty; grant us the humility to receive your blessings under the shadow of your wings.
Amen
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Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society
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Vs 3 And [Ruth] went and gleaned in a field after the reapers; and she happened to stop at the part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech. And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem and said to the reapers, The Lord be with you! And they answered him, The Lord bless you! Then Boaz said to his servant who was set over the reapers, Whose maiden is this?
And the servant set over the reapers answered, She is the Moabitish girl who came back with Naomi from the country of Moab. And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves. So she came and has continued from early morning until now, except when she rested a little in the house. Then Boaz said to Ruth, Listen, my daughter, do not go to glean in another field or leave this one, but stay here close by my maidens. Watch which field they reap, and follow them. Have I not charged the young men not to molest you? And when you are thirsty, go to the vessels and drink what the young men have drawn. Then she fell on her face, bowing to the ground, and said to him, Why have I found favor in your eyes that you should notice me, when I am a foreigner? And Boaz said to her, I have been made fully aware of all you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband, and how you have left your father and mother and the land of your birth and have come to a people unknown to you before.
The Lord recompense you for what you have done, and a full reward be given you by the Lord, the God of Israel, under Whose wings you have come to take refuge! (Note that she had faith in coming away from that field with something; and she acted on that belief and her faith was amply rewarded.)
The Law of Moses established an agricultural welfare system; a field being harvested could not be gleaned or gone over twice by the owner; what was missed by the harvesters was to be left for the poor to gather for themselves. It had to be awkward for Ruth to be the outsider, the conspicuous foreigner, to go out and gather the scraps. Some people might rather go hungry than to humble themselves publicly. But Ruth is blessed and welcomed and given more than she could have hoped for; she is a picture of us, Gentiles, coming to the legacy of Israel for relief of our spiritual hunger, to receive a great and comprehensive salvation!
Psalm 17:6-9 (NIV) I call on you, O God, for you will answer me; give ear to me and hear my prayer. Show the wonder of your great love, you who save by your right hand those who take refuge in you from their foes. Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings from the wicked who assail me, from my mortal enemies who surround me.
John 6:37 (NIV) All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away.
Dear God,
It is awkward to come to You as a needy person, not having anything of worth with which to barter. There is a purpose to that barrier; it is like a split door with the top half closed. It keeps out the self-confident and self-sufficient person who thinks that they are walking upright; but it permits the lowly and humbled sinner to crawl through and enter your presence. Help us to recognize the magnitude of your grace and our spiritual poverty; grant us the humility to receive your blessings under the shadow of your wings.
Amen
All (but*) quotes are from The Amplified Bible, published by
the Lockman Foundation. (AMP)
Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation
*New International Version (NIV)
Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society
**Scripture taken from The Message. Copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group. (Eugene Peterson's easy-to-read, contemporary Scripture translation)
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