Ruth 2:10 …She asked him, “Why have I found such favor in your eyes that you notice me—a foreigner?”
Ruth was a foreigner in a foreign land. She lost her husband, was left with no chance of an “easy life” with her mother-in-law (also a widow, now with no surviving sons), and still chose to follow her mother-in-law back to her home country, chose to leave behind her home, family, and gods, and to embrace Naomi as family, and her God as Ruth’s own.
Ruth 2:11 Boaz replied, “I’ve been told all about what you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband—how you left your father and mother and your homeland and came to live with people you did not know before.”
She expects nothing, no kindness, no favor. She works hard to gather grain for herself and her mother-in-law. She’s a fledgling in her faith, and yet, God guides her to the field of Boaz, who sees her hard work, who understands her kindness towards Naomi, who shows her favor and wishes for her God’s kindness and favor.
Ruth 2:12a “May the LORD repay you for what your have done….”
Lord, Thank You for this day and this scripture. Thank You for showing me the beautiful picture of Ruth’s fledgling faith. Thank You that we don’t have to be bible scholars to draw closer to You, to find favor in You. Thank You for allowing us to draw closer to You each day. Amen.
Ruth 2:12b “…May you be richly rewarded by the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.”
Have a blessed day.
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