[New post] Ruth: The Romance Of Repentance And Inclusion P4(Setting Gold Standards)
Emmanuel Nyabam posted: " Ruth: The Romance Of Repentance And Inclusion P4(Setting Gold Standards) IN THE days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem of Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, his wife, and his two sons."
Ruth: The Romance Of Repentance And Inclusion P4(Setting Gold Standards)
IN THE days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem of Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, his wife, and his two sons. The man's name was Elimelech and his wife's name was Naomi and his two sons were named Mahlon [invalid] and Chilion [pining]; they were Ephrathites from Bethlehem of Judah. They went to the country of Moab and continued there. But Elimelech, who Naomi's husband, died, and she was left with her two sons. And they took wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah and the name of the other Ruth. They dwelt there about ten years; And Mahlon and Chilion died also, both of them, so the woman was bereft of her two sons and her husband. And Ruth said, Urge me not to leave you or to turn back from following you; for where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there will I be buried. The Lord do so to me, and more also, if anything but death parts me from you. Ruth 1:1-5, 16-17 AMPC
This morning we pick up at the end of chapter one and stroll through to the end of chapter two. Amazing how their arrival culminates with the harvest season and the need for food caused us to see the devine hand of God in the life of these two special women. Soon Boaz entered the fray. This is my theology and if I am wrong may God have mercy on me. I think Eve saw Adam first as he was asleep. I have noted that women seem to see their husbands first and yes Ruth went to farm and Boaz saw her. She knew about him and probably saw him first before he noticed her. Let's take this journey of virtue today together...
Ruth is an embodiment of the virtuous woman described in Proverbs 31. She worked with eager hands (Proverbs 31:13). She provided food for her family; by giving the leftover she received from Boaz to Naomi (Proverbs 31:15). Ruth was not sitting around waiting to be served; she was joyfully willing to serve and do what it takes to contribute. Are you doing the same? Think of various ways you can serve in all that you do; albeit in school, college, university, church, youth groups, anywhere. Your service should come from a place of humility, not to get credit from anyone but purely from a desire to serve as a Child of God!
LIKE RUTH, STAY IN YOUR FIELD AND BE FAITHFUL WHERE YOU HAVE BEEN PLANTED. Remain where God has placed you. Don't stray away from the field that God has put you in for this season just to go into another field where you will be out of His will (Ruth 2:8-9). There are dangers to jumping fields without instruction, as Boaz emphasized to Ruth in this chapter. In the same way, God wants you to stay in your God-assigned field to keep you from harm. Have you ever taken yourself to an ungodly setting and felt uneasy? That's God saying…"Get out of there and run into My Presence". Some of us are confused about the field God has placed us in. Believe that your presence in church, in school, in your family and in your friendship groups, all of these 'fields', mean a lot to God. So, serve with excellence in these areas of your life and beyond – as if you were working directly for God. (Ephesians 6:7)
LADIES: WAIT FOR YOUR BOAZ. The Boaz kind of guy is a man that hears about your good works and completely favors you, because he sees that you are a woman of virtue, a diligent worker, a person of great beauty and worth. Boaz heard excellent things about Ruth; she wasn't a 'ratchet' woman or 'bad b-word'. She represented herself well, and her actions were a reflection of her virtuous nature. A man that truly appreciates your all-around WORTH is a man worthy of your service and submission.
It is not rocket science but men today are afraid of the institution called marriage same too women. Alas, God has a great plan for you and your home. How many are willing to say yes ur God is my God and your People my People? Ruth set the Holy Grail standard for marriage. She did not alter the standard of Genesis for leaving and cleaving. She advanced it. She showed resilience and obedience in staying and gleaning as Boaz asked her to do. It opens the Pandora box for us today! Can God trust us to advance His standard? I leave you with these thoughts today. Shalom
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